(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Found is the past tense and past participle of find .
2.
When an institution, company, or organization is ~ed by someone or by a group of people, they get it started, often by providing the necessary money.
The Independent Labour Party was ~ed in Bradford on January 13, 1893...
He ~ed the Centre for Journalism Studies at University College Cardiff...
The business, ~ed by Dawn and Nigel, suffered financial setbacks.
= set up, establish
VERB: be V-ed, V n, V-ed
~ation
...the 150th anniversary of the ~ation of Kew Gardens.
N-SING: with poss
~ing
I have been a member of The Sunday Times Wine Club since its ~ing in 1973.
N-SING: with poss
3.
When a town, important building, or other place is ~ed by someone or by a group of people, they cause it to be built.
The town was ~ed in 1610.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed
4.
see also ~ed , ~ing