1
: having all usual, standard, or reasonably expected equipment
the boat comes fully found, ready to go—
Holiday
Holiday2
: presented as or incorporated into an artistic work essentially as found
sculpture of fabric, wood, and other found materials—Hilton Kramer
Hilton Kramer
: free food and lodging in addition to wages
they're paid $175 a month and found—New Yorker
New Yorker
founded; founding; founds
1
: to take the first steps in building
2
: to set or ground on something solid : base
3
: to establish (something) often with provision for future maintenance
found an institution
founded; founding; founds
: to melt (a material, such as metal) and pour into a mold
Synonyms
Examples of found in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebDennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Jan. 2024
The third season of The Witcher has drawn to a close, with the finale ending on yet another cliffhanger and the found family of Geralt, Yennefer and Ciri once again separated by circumstance and plot machinations.
—Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 30 July 2023
In the form of poetry commonly known as erasure, a poet prunes a found body of language—often an official document or a canonical work of literature—whose ablations paradoxically lead to revelation, uncovering subtext, lyricism, lost histories, and politics barely hidden beneath the surface.
—Nicole Sealey, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
Curtis holds his found family of friends very, very dear to him.
—Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2023
Legge and his cinematographer, Oona Menges, use period cameras and lenses to shoot the film and otherwise employ found footage.
—Vulture, 23 May 2023
And Jonathan Honey, 33, was found on April 1, a day after he was last seen at a food truck on Rainey Street. TEXANS SOUNDING SAFETY ALARMS AFTER LATEST BODY FOUND IN LAKE Autopsy reports were not publicly available, but police said the victims showed no signs of trauma or foul play.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 17 Apr. 2023
Townsend’s whimsical clay sculptures often incorporate found elements from the roadside.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2023
Holley’s sculptures are constructed from found materials in the tradition of African American sculpture.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Mar. 2023
Jem Aswad, Variety, 20 Apr. 2024
The group, founded by legendary Fort Worth activist and educator Reby Cary, works to empower Black participation in the Republican Party while being a resource for Black Americans at all levels of government.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2024
Bird, a five-time Olympic gold medalist and WNBA and NCAA basketball champion, and Rapinoe, a two-time FIFA World Cup-winning soccer superstar, founded the company in partnership with sports media and commerce company TOGETHXR, and with the mission to championing diverse stories.
—Variety, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
The best spot for chicken in the U.S., according to Eat This, Not That is Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles founded in Hollywood, California by Harlem native Herb Hudson in 1975.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
Facebook was founded in 2004 by some smarty-pants college students whose one goal was to get women.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
World Central Kitchen was founded by renowned chef turned philanthropist Jose Andres.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2024
Charles Diedrich, a former alcoholic, initially founded his storefront rehabilitation center in Santa Monica that would become known as the Synanon Foundation in 1958.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 7 Apr. 2024
Adjective
Using an almost square aspect ratio, DP Pierce Derks makes the northern Ontario wilderness locations both lovely and sinister, with enough variety to the visual tactics that the film never gets stuck in found footage horror’s first-person-camera stylistic rut.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Jan. 2024
The third season of The Witcher has drawn to a close, with the finale ending on yet another cliffhanger and the found family of Geralt, Yennefer and Ciri once again separated by circumstance and plot machinations.
—Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 30 July 2023
In the form of poetry commonly known as erasure, a poet prunes a found body of language—often an official document or a canonical work of literature—whose ablations paradoxically lead to revelation, uncovering subtext, lyricism, lost histories, and politics barely hidden beneath the surface.
—Nicole Sealey, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
Curtis holds his found family of friends very, very dear to him.
—Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2023
Legge and his cinematographer, Oona Menges, use period cameras and lenses to shoot the film and otherwise employ found footage.
—Vulture, 23 May 2023
And Jonathan Honey, 33, was found on April 1, a day after he was last seen at a food truck on Rainey Street. TEXANS SOUNDING SAFETY ALARMS AFTER LATEST BODY FOUND IN LAKE Autopsy reports were not publicly available, but police said the victims showed no signs of trauma or foul play.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 17 Apr. 2023
Townsend’s whimsical clay sculptures often incorporate found elements from the roadside.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2023
Holley’s sculptures are constructed from found materials in the tradition of African American sculpture.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Mar. 2023
Verb
Hipgnosis, founded in 2018, helped drive the price of music catalogs to new heights by paying top dollar to acquire catalogs from a large number of top producers and songwriters, with Mercuriadis often saying that music catalogs were as valuable an asset as oil or gold.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 20 Apr. 2024
The group, founded by legendary Fort Worth activist and educator Reby Cary, works to empower Black participation in the Republican Party while being a resource for Black Americans at all levels of government.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2024
Bird, a five-time Olympic gold medalist and WNBA and NCAA basketball champion, and Rapinoe, a two-time FIFA World Cup-winning soccer superstar, founded the company in partnership with sports media and commerce company TOGETHXR, and with the mission to championing diverse stories.
—Variety, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
The best spot for chicken in the U.S., according to Eat This, Not That is Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles founded in Hollywood, California by Harlem native Herb Hudson in 1975.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
Facebook was founded in 2004 by some smarty-pants college students whose one goal was to get women.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
World Central Kitchen was founded by renowned chef turned philanthropist Jose Andres.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2024
Charles Diedrich, a former alcoholic, initially founded his storefront rehabilitation center in Santa Monica that would become known as the Synanon Foundation in 1958.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 7 Apr. 2024
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“Found.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/found. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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found
2 of 3 verb
: establish sense 3a
found a colony
founded the company in 1847
found
3 of 3 verb
: to melt (metal) and pour into a mold
Etymology
Verb
Middle English founden "found, establish," from early French funder (same meaning), from Latin fundare (same meaning), from fundus "bottom, base" — related to fund, fundamental
Verb
from early French fondre "to pour, melt," from Latin fundere (same meaning) — related to font entry 2, founder entry 2
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