found
Definitions
To establish or set up an organization, institution, or city
创立，创办，建立
To base something on a particular ground or principle (usually 'be founded on')
以……为基础，建立在……之上
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedfound = Latin fundāre, 'to lay a bottom under,' i.e. to establish on solid ground. To found a company or a city is to put a base under it so it can stand.
Root fund still carries 32 more wordsWhy It Means This
Two unrelated words are spelled 'found.' This one is the Latin verb of establishing (the school was founded in 1900). The other 'found' is simply the past tense of find, a Germanic word with no connection to fundus. Context tells them apart: 'founded a charity' = established; 'found my phone' = located.
Common Collocations
- 1.found [a company/organization/institution]创立公司/机构/组织
- 2.found [a school/hospital]创办学校/医院
- 3.[be/get] founded on建立在...基础上
Example Sentences
- 1.
Two engineers founded the company in a small garage.
- 2.
The town was founded by settlers in the 1600s.
- 3.
Their argument is founded on solid evidence.
Easily Confused
found (establish) vs found (past tense of find) — same spelling, no shared origin. Tell them apart by the forms: the 'establish' verb is regular (found / founded / founded); the 'find' word is irregular (find / found / found). 'They founded a school' ≠ 'They found a school.'