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Found definition

Found is a verb meaning "set up or found." It has 5 meanings, as a verb, an adjective and a noun, listed below with example sentences.

Part of speech
verb, adjective, noun
Syllables
1
Letters
5
How common
Everyday word

Found as a verb

  1. set up or found

    Same sense: set up, launch, establish

  2. set up or lay the groundwork for

    Same sense: plant, institute, establish, constitute

  3. use as a basis for; found on

    Same sense: ground, base, establish

Found as an adjective

  1. come upon unexpectedly or after searching

    "found art"

Found as a noun

  1. food and lodging provided in addition to money

    "they worked for $30 and found"

Synonyms and antonyms

Opposite: lost.

All synonyms of found, sense by sense

How to say found

Found has 1 syllable and rhymes with around. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with found

All 54 words that rhyme with found

FOUND in word games

Scrabble
9
Words With Friends
11
Anagrams
1

Is FOUND a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check FOUND in the word checker, or unscramble FOUND to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.

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