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founding

FOWN-ding/ˈfaʊndɪŋ/

3 meanings of founding

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Being the person or group that started a company, club, or country.

    Like the first builders who laid the very first bricks of a house.

    The founding members signed the agreement together.

    She is a founding partner of the law firm.

    Similaroriginal, foundational, pioneering, inaugural, first

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    The act of starting or setting up something, like a company or a city.

    Like planting the first seed that later grows into a big tree.

    The founding of the school happened over a hundred years ago.

    Many people came to celebrate the city's founding.

    Similarestablishment, foundation, creation, inception, formation

    Oppositedissolution, abolition

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  3. 3
    verb
    Present participle of found. Use this -ing form for the action of starting something.

    They are founding a new charity this spring.

    Founding a business takes courage and money.

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founding 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
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found → founding: add -ing

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