found

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

found AW [found founds founded founding] BrE [faʊnd] NAmE [faʊnd] verb
1. ~ sth to start sth, such as an organization or an institution, especially by providing money
Syn: ↑establish
•to found a club/company
• Her family founded the college in 1895.
2. ~ sth to be the first to start building and living in a town or country
• The town was founded by English settlers in 1790.
3. usually passive ~ sth (on sth) to base sth on sth
• Their marriage was founded on love and mutual respect.
see also ↑ill-founded, ↑unfounded, ↑well founded
4. ~ sth (technical)to melt metal and pour it into a ↑mould; to make objects using this process
see also ↑find _v.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
senses 1 to 3 Middle English Old French fonder Latin fundare fundus ‘bottom, base’ sense 4 early 16th cent. French fondre Latin fundere ‘melt, pour’

Thesaurus:
found verb T (especially written)
•He founded the company 20 years ago.
form • • set sth up • • start • |especially written establish •
found/form/set up/start/establish a group/society/company/movement/colony
found/set up/start/establish a business/firm/programme
found/start/establish a/an dynasty/empire

Example Bank:
•French settlers founded New Orleans.
•He founded a new religion.
•He founded the company 20 years ago.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  establish, base, ground, plant, constitute, institute, set up, launch
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  lost, abolish, get rid of