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find
  1. (transitive) To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.
  2. (transitive) To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
  3. (transitive) To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end.
  4. (transitive) To gain, as the object of desire or effort.
  5. (transitive) To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.
  6. (transitive) To point out.
  7. (transitive) To decide that, to discover that, to form the opinion that.
  8. (transitive) To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish.
  9. (transitive, archaic) To supply; to furnish.
  10. (transitive, archaic) To provide for
  11. (intransitive, law) To determine or judge.
  12. (intransitive, hunting) To discover game.
  13. Synonyms:
      14. discover, locate, uncover, unearth, descry, meet, strike, collar, corral, encounter, light on, stumble on, turn up, arrive at, bump into, catch sight of, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, come up with, dig out, dig up, dredge up, fall in with, ferret out, find out, happen on, happen upon, hit on, hit upon, hunt out, lay fingers on, lay your hand on, light upon, make out, nose out, pitch upon, put one's finger on, root out, rout out, run across, run down, run into, scare up, scout up, search out, smell out, smoke out, sniff out … more
  14. Examples:
      15. “I finally managed to find my keys at the bottom of my bag.”
      “Thanos began a bloody campaign to find the Infinity Stones and gather them into his Infinity Gauntlet.”
      “It's easy to find happiness in life when even the littlest thing excites you.”
founder
  1. (intransitive) Of a ship, to fill with water and sink.
  2. (intransitive) To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse.
  3. (intransitive) To fail; to miscarry.
  4. (transitive, archaic, nautical) To cause to fill and sink, as a ship.
  5. (transitive) To disable or lame (a horse) by causing internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. tumble, fall, pitch, topple, collapse, stumble, slip, trip, stagger, lurch, sprawl, totter, fall over, fall down, trip up, fall headlong, lose your balance, lose your footing, go lame, miss one's footing, drop, plunge, slump, go down, plummet, keel over, dive, tip over, crash, keel, capsize, overturn, nosedive, turn over, go head over heels, descend, tip, crumple, faint, sink, buckle, cowp, flop, crater, topple over, set, trip over, go headlong, go belly up, hit the dirt … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “Sargent and Charley, on horses, try to make the steeds carry them across the river, but the horses founder and throw the two men off.”
      “After nearly a decade of unprofitable operation, the company began to founder badly.”
      “Blackness fills the painter's space to the utmost capacity, reaching the critical point where the whole structure begins to founder.”
founded
  1. past participle of found
  2. (childish) simple past tense and past participle of find
  3. To set up; to launch; to institute.
  4. Use as a basis for; grounded on.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. established, set up, instituted, formed, initiated, created, based, incorporated, assembled, inaugurated, enacted, launched, started up, built, constructed, started, stationed, centered, ensconced, entrenched, erected, grounded, implanted, organized, put in place, rooted, secured, setted, brought about, centralized, got going, landed, lodged, moored, planted, positioned, put, set down, centralised, centred, consolidated, domiciliated, embedded, fixed, fixt, installed, organised, placed, stuck, constituted … more
fand
  1. (transitive) To seek (to do a thing); try; attempt; endeavour; make a shift.
  2. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To test; examine; make a trial of; prove.
  3. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To put someone through a trial; test; tempt; entice.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. determined, ascertained, discerned, discovered, established, deduced, detected, figured out, found out, identified, learned, learnt, verified, worked out, fathomed, figured, found, perceived, uncovered, added up, conceived, confirmed, contrived, intuited, noticed, observed, picked up, realised, realized, recognised, recognized, saw, sensed, spotted, unearthed, came upon, caught on, descried, diagnosed, divined, got, got to know, had a hunch, read, sized up, came to know, made out, noted, grasped, gleaned … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “September 2010 fand die Jahrestagung der Landergruppe Deutschland in Dresden statt.”
      “Music fand enjoy regular traditional Irish folk music nights on Mondays, and there's live jazz at the pub every Tuesday night, too.”
      “The company performs the functions of residential driveway sealcoating, as well as striping fand sealcoating of commercial areas.”
found
  1. To melt, especially of metal in an industrial setting.
  2. To form by melting a metal and pouring it into a mould; to cast.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. establish, set up, start, begin, launch, form, initiate, originate, institute, create, develop, inaugurate, bring into being, pioneer, constitute, instal, install, get going, incorporate, organise, organize, assemble, enact, start up, come up with, construct, float, bring about, come out with, conceive of, set in motion, introduce, kick off, open, open up, put together, start off, father, put in place, plant, innovate, lay the foundations of, commence, instigate, usher in, put in motion, invent, build, kick-start, lay the first stone of … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Steve Jobs would found Apple Computer in the garage of his Los Altos home in 1976.”
      “The early Hohokam would found a series of small villages along the middle Gila River.”
      “Seven key figures would found the United States on principles that directed the design of the Constitution.”
found
  1. To begin building.
  2. To start some type of organization or company.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. establish, set up, start, begin, launch, form, initiate, originate, institute, create, develop, inaugurate, bring into being, pioneer, constitute, instal, install, get going, incorporate, organise, organize, assemble, enact, start up, come up with, construct, float, bring about, come out with, conceive of, set in motion, introduce, kick off, open, open up, put together, start off, father, put in place, plant, innovate, lay the foundations of, commence, instigate, usher in, put in motion, invent, build, kick-start, lay the first stone of … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Steve Jobs would found Apple Computer in the garage of his Los Altos home in 1976.”
      “The early Hohokam would found a series of small villages along the middle Gila River.”
      “Seven key figures would found the United States on principles that directed the design of the Constitution.”
foind
  1. (obsolete, Britain) Eye dialect spelling of find.
found
  1. simple past tense and past participle of find
  2. Synonyms:
      3. establish, set up, start, begin, launch, form, initiate, originate, institute, create, develop, inaugurate, bring into being, pioneer, constitute, instal, install, get going, incorporate, organise, organize, assemble, enact, start up, come up with, construct, float, bring about, come out with, conceive of, set in motion, introduce, kick off, open, open up, put together, start off, father, put in place, plant, innovate, lay the foundations of, commence, instigate, usher in, put in motion, invent, build, kick-start, lay the first stone of … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Steve Jobs would found Apple Computer in the garage of his Los Altos home in 1976.”
      “The early Hohokam would found a series of small villages along the middle Gila River.”
      “Seven key figures would found the United States on principles that directed the design of the Constitution.”
foundering
  1. present participle of founder
  2. Synonyms:
      3. tumbling, falling, pitching, toppling, collapsing, stumbling, slipping, tripping, staggering, lurching, sprawling, tottering, falling over, falling down, tripping up, falling headlong, losing your balance, losing your footing, going lame, dropping, plunging, slumping, going down, plummetting, plummeting, keeling over, diving, tipping over, crashing, keeling, capsizing, overturning, fainting, nosediving, turning over, going head over heels, descending, tipping, crumpling, sinking, buckling, swooning, flopping, cratering, passing out, toppling over, setting, blacking out, tripping over, going headlong … more
founding
  1. present participle of found
  2. Synonyms:
      3. establishing, setting up, starting, beginning, launching, forming, initiating, originating, instituting, creating, developing, inaugurating, bringing into being, pioneering, constituting, installing, getting going, incorporating, organising, organizing, assembling, enacting, starting up, coming up with, constructing, floating, bringing about, coming out with, conceiving of, setting in motion, introducing, kicking off, opening, opening up, putting together, starting off, fathering, building, erecting, building up, putting up, putting in place, elevating, laying plans for … more
fand
  1. simple past tense of find.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. determined, ascertained, discerned, discovered, established, deduced, detected, figured out, found out, identified, learned, learnt, verified, worked out, fathomed, figured, found, perceived, uncovered, added up, conceived, confirmed, contrived, intuited, noticed, observed, picked up, realised, realized, recognised, recognized, saw, sensed, spotted, unearthed, came upon, caught on, descried, diagnosed, divined, got, got to know, had a hunch, read, sized up, came to know, made out, noted, grasped, gleaned … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “September 2010 fand die Jahrestagung der Landergruppe Deutschland in Dresden statt.”
      “Music fand enjoy regular traditional Irish folk music nights on Mondays, and there's live jazz at the pub every Tuesday night, too.”
      “The company performs the functions of residential driveway sealcoating, as well as striping fand sealcoating of commercial areas.”
fanding
  1. present participle of fand
  2. Synonyms:
      3. founding, sawing, goting, reading
finding
  1. present participle of find
  2. Synonyms:
      3. getting, ascertaining, determining, descrying, detecting, finding out, tracking down, learning, turning up, digging out, digging up, discovering, dredging up, ferreting out, hitting upon, hunting down, locating, nosing out, rooting out, rummaging, running down, scaring up, scouting up, unearthing, uncovering, striking, meeting, collaring, corralling, stumbling on, lighting on, encountering, chancing upon, tripping on, chancing on, putting one's finger on, catching sight of, coming across, falling in with, laying your hand on, bumping into, routing out, sniffing out, smoking out, laying fingers on, happening upon, running into, arriving at, smelling out, coming upon … more
finde
  1. Archaic spelling of find.
  2. Examples:
      3. “I finde them everie one in his turne to have reason, although they contrary one another.”
      “Which Image they burne in the moste moystest place they can finde.”
      “And for ten Aspers you shall daily finde some amongst them, that will give themselves a deepe gash with a Scimitarie, either in their armes or thighes.”
foundest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of found
  2. (archaic) second-person singular simple past form of find
founde
  1. Obsolete spelling of found; simple past tense and past participle of find
founders
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of founder
  2. Synonyms:
      3. tumbles, falls, pitches, topples, collapses, stumbles, slips, trips, staggers, lurches, sprawls, totters, falls over, falls down, trips up, falls headlong, loses your balance, loses your footing, goes lame, drops, plunges, slumps, goes down, plummets, keels over, dives, tips over, crashes, keels, capsizes, overturns, faints, nosedives, turns over, goes head over heels, descends, tips, crumples, sinks, buckles, swoons, flops, craters, passes out, topples over, sets, blacks out, trips over, goes headlong, goes belly up … more
foundereth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of founder
founds
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of found
  2. Synonyms:
      3. establishes, sets up, starts, begins, launches, forms, initiates, originates, institutes, creates, develops, inaugurates, brings into being, pioneers, constitutes, instals, installs, gets going, incorporates, organises, organizes, assembles, enacts, starts up, comes up with, constructs, floats, brings about, comes out with, conceives of, sets in motion, introduces, kicks off, opens, opens up, puts together, starts off, fathers, builds, erects, builds up, puts up, puts in place, elevates … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “She becomes a devotee of women's rights, abjures marriage, and founds a university.”
      “No Court will lend its aid to a man who founds his cause of action upon an immoral or an illegal act.”
      “The love of irony, of contradiction and the strange, founds and haunts modern literature, beginning with the German Romantics.”
fands
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fand
  2. Synonyms:
      3. founds, saws, gots, reads
finds
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of find
  2. Synonyms:
      3. discovers, locates, uncovers, unearths, descries, meets, strikes, collars, corrals, encounters, lights on, stumbles on, turns up, arrives at, bumps into, catches sight of, chances on, chances upon, comes across, comes upon, comes up with, digs out, digs up, dredges up, falls in with, ferrets out, finds out, happens on, happens upon, hits on, hits upon, hunts out, lays fingers on, lays your hand on, lights upon, makes out, noses out, pitches upon, puts one's finger on, roots out, routs out, runs across, runs down, runs into, scares up, scouts up, searchs out, smells out, smokes out, sniffs out … more
findeth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of find
  2. Examples:
      3. “When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.”
      “He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.”
      “Solomon's Proverbs, I think, have omitted to say, that as the sore palate findeth grit, so an uneasy consciousness heareth innuendoes.”
foundered
  1. simple past tense and past participle of founder
  2. Synonyms:
      3. tumbled, fell, felled, fallen, pitched, toppled, collapsed, stumbled, slipped, tripped, staggered, lurched, sprawled, tottered, fell over, fallen over, fell down, fallen down, tripped up, fell headlong, fallen headlong, lost your balance, lost your footing, went lame, gone lame, dropped, plunged, slumped, plummeted, plummetted, set, keeled over, dived, capsized, tipped over, overturned, hit the dirt, crashed, keeled, descended, fainted, upset, went down, gone down, nosedived, turned over, cast down, tipped, crumpled, dove … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The vessel foundered at around 3pm but, unusually, the plane failed to conduct the scheduled afternoon flight.”
      “Attempts to introduce a new price structure have foundered on the implacable opposition of Norwegian-controlled companies.”
      “The cartoons are the work of Ub Iwerks, a Disney-stable animator who struck out on his own, foundered, and sank.”
findest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of find
fanded
  1. simple past tense and past participle of fand
  2. Synonyms:
      3. determined, ascertained, discerned, discovered, established, deduced, detected, figured out, found out, identified, learned, learnt, verified, worked out, fathomed, figured, founded, found, perceived, uncovered, added up, conceived, confirmed, contrived, intuited, noticed, observed, picked up, realised, realized, recognised, recognized, sawed, saw, sawn, sensed, spotted, unearthed, came upon, caught on, descried, diagnosed, divined, goted, got, got to know, had a hunch, read, readen, sized up … more
finded
  1. (childish) simple past tense and past participle of find
founden
  1. (obsolete) past participle of find
  2. Synonyms:
      3. discovered, located, uncovered, unearthed, descried, met, struck, stricken, collared, corralled, encountered, lit on, stumbled on, turned up, arrived at, bumped into, caught sight of, chanced on, chanced upon, come across, come upon, come up with, dug out, dug up, dredged up, fallen in with, ferreted out, found out, happened on, happened upon, hit on, hit upon, hunted out, laid fingers on, laid your hand on, lit upon, made out, nosed out, pitched upon, put one's finger on, rooted out, routed out, run across, run down, run into, scared up, scouted up, searched out, smelt out, smoked out … more
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