0 present participle of found
1 past simple and past participle of find
3 to build a support in the ground for a large structure such as a building or road
4 to base a belief, claim, idea, etc. on something:
Her lawyer accused the prosecution of founding its case on insufficient evidence.
I'd like to see the research that these recommendations are founded on.
a society founded on egalitarian principles
She left a large sum of money in her will to found a wildlife sanctuary.
Milton Keynes is a new town which was founded in 1967.
Rome was founded in the eighth century BC .
On the forum of land distribution, we should expect that the founding of the village took place some time between 1750 and 1775.
