2. Verb. (nonstandard childish) (past of find) ¹
3. Verb. To set up; to launch; to institute. ¹
4. Verb. Use as a basis for; grounded on. ¹
5. Adjective. Having a basis. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Founded
1. found [v] - See also: found
Lexicographical Neighbors of Founded
Literary usage of Founded
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue by Toronto Mechanics' Institute Library (1914)
"The Sophia Houston Carothers Scholarship, founded by herself. 80. The Margaret
Donahey Scholarship, founded by Margaret Dona- hey, of Washington County, Pa. ..."
2. Psychological Review by American Psychological Association (1894)
"founded 1895. Ed. by James R. Angeli. An annual bibliography of psychological
... 450 pages per volume. Edited by John B. Watson Quarterly. founded 1913. ..."
3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1887)
"He founded and endowed almshouses on St. Michael's Hill, and placed them ...
Colston's School, now removed to Stapleton, Gloucestershire, was founded on St. ..."
4. Publications by Musical Antiquarian Society (1845)
"A Volume of BALLADS UPON WHICH OLD PLAYS WERE founded, OR WHICH WERE founded UPON
OLD PLAYS ; including, of course, all those employed by Shakespeare, ..."
5. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1851)
"... founded by S. Athanasius of Athos, under the auspices of Nicephorus Phocas (AD
963—969), and enriched by that Emperor's successor, ..."
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