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founded

FOWN-did/ˈfaʊndɪd/

3 meanings of founded

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of found. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.

    They founded a small club at school last year.

    The town was founded next to a river long ago.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Based on real facts or good reasons.

    Like a house built on solid rock instead of loose sand.

    Her worries turned out to be founded after all.

    The complaint was founded on real problems at the school.

    Similargrounded, justified, warranted, based, valid

    Oppositeunfounded, baseless, groundless, unwarranted

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Less common meaning

  1. 3
    verbnonstandard
    Simple past and past participle of find. A mistake young children make: the correct word is found.

founded is a form of found

found, verb: To start an organization, such as a school, company, or club. Full entry

Forms
foundfounds he/she/itfounding -ing formfounded past tense, past participle
Spelling
found → founded: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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