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fund

Latin

Variants

fundfound

Related Roots

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About This Root

From Latin fundus (bottom, base, foundation). The "bottom" metaphor extends in two directions: structural depth (foundation, fundamental, profound — literally "deep-bottomed") and financial base (fund, funding, fundraise). Found and founder come from fundāre (to lay a foundation). Confound originally meant to "pour together" until foundations blur — hence confusion.

Associated Words

co-found

To establish something jointly with others

co-founder

A joint founder of an organization or company

confound

To greatly confuse someone; to mix up or fail to distinguish things

TOEFLGREC2

confounded

Confused and bewildered; used as an intensifier expressing annoyance

C2

fecundity

Fertility; ability to produce offspring or ideas; 繁殖力,多产性

TOEFLGREC2

found

To establish or set up an organization; past tense of 'find'

NGSL 3kB2

foundation

The base on which something is built; an endowed institution; the act of founding

NGSL 3kB1

foundational

Serving as a fundamental base or starting point

B2

founder

A person who establishes something; to sink or fail completely

TOEFLGREB2

founding

The establishment of an organization or institution; relating to its creation

B2

fund

a sum of money for a purpose; to provide money for something

NGSL 1kTOEFLB1

fund-raiser

A person or event that raises money for a cause

fund-raising

The activity of collecting money for a cause or project

IELTS

fundament

The foundation or basis of something; the buttocks

B1

fundamental

Forming the essential base; a basic principle

NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFL

fundamentally

In a basic or essential way

B2

funder

A person or organization that provides funding

B1

funding

Money provided to support a project or organization

TOEFLB1

fundraise

To collect money for a cause or project

C2

government-funded

Financially supported by the government

ill-founded

Not supported by facts or evidence

nonrefundable

Not able to be refunded

B1

profound

Very deep, intense, or intellectually penetrating; 深刻的,深远的

IELTSTOEFLGRE

profoundly

Deeply, intensely, or meaningfully; 深刻地,极度地

TOEFLB2

profundity

Great intellectual depth or insight; a profound idea

B1

refund

To return money to someone; a sum of money returned

IELTSTOEFLB1

refundable

Able to be refunded or reimbursed

B1

self-funded

Paid for with one's own money, without external funding

taxpayer-funded

Financed by taxpayers' money

trust-fund

A fund held in trust for a beneficiary

underfunded

Not provided with enough money to operate properly

unfounded

Not based on facts or solid reasons

GREB2

well-founded

Based on solid evidence and sound reasoning; 有根据的,理由充分的