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  • 31found — I [[t]faʊnd[/t]] v. 1) pt. and pp. of find 2) cvb equipped; outfitted: a new boat, fully found[/ex] 3) free board and meals II found [[t]faʊnd[/t]] v. t. 1) to establish on a firm basis or for enduring existence: to found a new company[/ex] 2) to …

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  • 32found — verb Found is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑immigrant, ↑settler Found is used with these nouns as the object: ↑church, ↑city, ↑club, ↑company, ↑confederation, ↑convent, ↑council, ↑dynasty, ↑ …

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  • 33found — found1 [ faund ] verb transitive often passive *** to start an organization, company, political party, etc.: The newspaper was founded in 1909. a. to start an institution such as a school or college, especially by providing money b. to start… …

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  • 34found — I UK [faʊnd] / US verb [transitive, often passive] Word forms found : present tense I/you/we/they found he/she/it founds present participle founding past tense founded past participle founded *** to start an organization, company, political party …

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  • 35found — found1 [faund] v the past tense and past participle of ↑find found 2 found2 W3 v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: fonder, from Latin fundus bottom ] 1.) to start something such as an organization, company, school, or city, often by… …

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  • 36company\ detox — Process going on post Enron by which companies are publicly purging their balance sheets of previously unreported items which might scare investors if they found out by accident or through the press and lead to their share price plummeting. Also… …

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  • 37company\ detox — Process going on post Enron by which companies are publicly purging their balance sheets of previously unreported items which might scare investors if they found out by accident or through the press and lead to their share price plummeting. Also… …

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  • 38found — [[t]fa͟ʊnd[/t]] ♦♦♦ founds, founding, founded 1) Found is the past tense and past participle of find. 2) VERB When an institution, company, or organization is founded by someone or by a group of people, they get it started, often by providing the …

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  • 39found — verb /ˈfɑʊnd/ a) To begin building. b) To start some type of organization or company. See Also: foundation, founder …

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  • 40found — 1 the past tense and past participle of find 1 2 verb (T) 1 to start something such as an organization, company, or city: Founded in 1935 in Ohio, Alcoholics Anonymous is now a world wide organization. 2 to start something such as a school or… …

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