# founders

Pronunciation: US say "FOWN-durz" /ˈfaʊn.dɚz/; UK say "FOWN-duhz" /ˈfaʊn.dəz/

## Noun

1. Plural of founder. — plural of founder
   - Simple: Plural of founder. Use this form when you mean more than one founder.
   - _The two founders disagreed sharply over the firm's direction._
   - _A portrait of the museum's founders hangs in the main hall._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of founder. — third-person singular simple present indicative of founder
   - Simple: The form of founder used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _Any rescue plan founders if the bank refuses to extend the loan._
   - _Every negotiation founders the moment the two sides discuss money._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/founders (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).