Founded - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈfaʊndəd|  American pronunciation of the word founded
Brit.  |ˈfaʊndɪd|  British pronunciation of the word founded
- this word is a past tense form of the verbto found
- this word is a past participle form of the verbto found

verb

- past participle of found
- (nonstandard, childish) simple past tense and past participle of find
- To set up; to launch; to institute.
- Use as a basis for; grounded on.

adjective

- Having a basis.
She offered a well-founded hypothesis.

Extra examples

The book tells the story of how the company was founded.

The organization was founded by a dedicated army of volunteers.

Our relationship is founded on mutual love and trust.

They founded an institute for research into the causes of mental illness.

...the university was primarily an agricultural college when it was founded over two centuries ago...

The government was founded on a doctrine of equality for all people.

He founded a monastic order in Belgium.

...in the 19th century utopians founded a number of short-lived socialist communities...

It is not a good place to enquire, when the Egyptian Kingdom was first founded.

The school was founded with the express purpose of teaching deaf children.

The Socialist Party was founded to give political expression to the working classes.

Marx founded a new science: the science of the history of social formations.

Founded in 1935 in Ohio, Alcoholics Anonymous is now a world-wide organization.

Eton College was founded by Henry VI in 1440.

The British parliamentary system is founded on debate and opposition.

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