found2 ●●○ AWL verb [transitiveT] 1 START something/MAKE something STARTto start something such as an organization, company, school, or city, often by providing the necessary money 创立〔组织、公司、学校等〕;创建〔城市〕 SYN establish Founded in 1935 in Ohio, Alcoholics Anonymous is now a world-wide organization. 嗜酒者互诫协会1935年创立于俄亥俄州,现在是一个世界性的组织。
Eton College was founded by Henry VI in 1440. 伊顿公学于1440年由亨利六世创办。
► see thesaurus at establish 2 be founded on/upon something a) COME FROM/ORIGINATEto be the main idea, belief etc that something else develops from 建立在某事物的基础上 SYN be based on something The British parliamentary system is founded on debate and opposition 英国议会制度的基础是辩论质询。
b) TBCto be the solid layer of cement, stones etc that a building is built on 建在某物之上 The castle is founded on solid rock. 这座城堡建在坚固的岩石上。
—founding noun [uncountableU]n the founding of the University of Chicago
→ well-founded found• We also found a whole batch of papers which we thought might be vital to the war effort.• Eventually, the spare key was found and they were released from the clutches of the car.• They're still trying to establish a motive for the stabbing of Richard Miles, who was found dead in his garden.• The jealousy and sense of betrayal were so all-consuming that he had found himself unable to move.• She found it practical as well as beautiful.• Just off the main street, she found the first of the carrion creatures.• I found the pages devoted to soy pastes and fish sauces particularly useful.• When it came time for her to marry, no suitable groom could be found until a mouse was offered.
From Longman Business Dictionary
foundfound /faʊnd/ verb [transitiveT]ORGANIZATIONS to start a new company or organizationThe company was founded back in 1947.