0 an occasion when an organization, state, etc. is established:
1 the structures below the surface of the ground that support a building:
2 an idea or fact that something is based on
These allegations are completely without foundation.
3 a type of make-up that is spread over the skin of the face, usually before other make-up is put on, giving it a better and more even colour and hiding unwanted marks
4 the base that is built below the surface of the ground to support a building:
5 the act of establishing an organization, state, etc.:
The foundation of the children’s home was made possible by a generous contributor.
6 a fact, idea, etc. that provides support for something:
These charges are completely without foundation (= false).
7 an organization that has been established to provide financial support for activities and groups that are useful or helpful:
the Ford Foundation
8 an organization that has been started in order to provide money for a particular group of people or for a particular type of research:
He gave £1m to set up a charitable foundation to help vulnerable young people.
9 the act of starting a new business, organization, etc.:
10 the structures below the surface of the ground which support a building:
The foundations will have to be reinforced to prevent the house from sinking further into the ground.
the foundations of sth One of the foundations of democracy is a fair trial.
lay/establish/build the foundations for sth The company says it is 'laying the foundations for future success'.
firm/solid/strong foundations From firm foundations we will continue to grow the business.
I stand corrected - the date of foundation was 1411, and not 1412 as I had written.
The foundation of the company marks an exciting time in information technology.
The ceremony will mark the anniversary of the foundation of the hospital.
The foundation was promised a 7% increase to bring its appropriations to $2.07 billion.
Rather than totalizing the failure of foundations, the more productive strategy is to seek the strategic error of past foundationisms.
The text commences with her childhood, establishing the early foundations of the intellectual and moral supremacy which marks her adulthood.
Before we consider each of these offences in outline, let us examine the practical and theoretical foundations for them.
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