Meaning of "found" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF FOUND

found  [faʊnd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOUND

Found is a verb and can also act as an adjective.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb found in English.

WHAT DOES FOUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Found

Found may refer to: ▪ Found Aircraft, an aircraft manufacturer based in Ontario, Canada ▪ Found, an experimental pop band from Edinburgh, Scotland ▪ Found, an unfinished oil painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti ▪ Found, a 2008 young adult science fiction novel by Margaret Peterson Haddix ▪ Found, a 2009 album by American pop/rock band Push Play ▪ "Found", a 2010 episode of NCIS: Los Angeles ▪ Found, a 2012 horror film...

Definition of found in the English dictionary

The definition of found in the dictionary is furnished, or fitted out. Other definition of found is with meals, heating, bed linen, etc, provided without extra charge.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FOUND

PRESENT

Present

I found

you found

he/she/it founds

we found

you found

they found

Present continuous

I am founding

you are founding

he/she/it is founding

we are founding

you are founding

they are founding

Present perfect

I have founded

you have founded

he/she/it has founded

we have founded

you have founded

they have founded

Present perfect continuous

I have been founding

you have been founding

he/she/it has been founding

we have been founding

you have been founding

they have been founding

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I founded

you founded

he/she/it founded

we founded

you founded

they founded

Past continuous

I was founding

you were founding

he/she/it was founding

we were founding

you were founding

they were founding

Past perfect

I had founded

you had founded

he/she/it had founded

we had founded

you had founded

they had founded

Past perfect continuous

I had been founding

you had been founding

he/she/it had been founding

we had been founding

you had been founding

they had been founding

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will found

you will found

he/she/it will found

we will found

you will found

they will found

Future continuous

I will be founding

you will be founding

he/she/it will be founding

we will be founding

you will be founding

they will be founding

Future perfect

I will have founded

you will have founded

he/she/it will have founded

we will have founded

you will have founded

they will have founded

Future perfect continuous

I will have been founding

you will have been founding

he/she/it will have been founding

we will have been founding

you will have been founding

they will have been founding

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would found

you would found

he/she/it would found

we would found

you would found

they would found

Conditional continuous

I would be founding

you would be founding

he/she/it would be founding

we would be founding

you would be founding

they would be founding

Conditional perfect

I would have found

you would have found

he/she/it would have found

we would have found

you would have found

they would have found

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been founding

you would have been founding

he/she/it would have been founding

we would have been founding

you would have been founding

they would have been founding

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you found
we let´s found
you found

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to found

Past participle

founded

Present Participle

founding

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «FOUND»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «found» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of found

achieve · acquire · acquisition · adjudge · adjudicate · arbitrate · ascertain · asset · attain · bargain · begin · believe · bring · build · catch · come across · come by · come up with · conclude · consider · constitute · construct · contribute · cough up · create · decide · deem · descry · detect · determine · discover · discovery · earn · encounter · endow · erect · espy · establish · exist · experience · expose · feel · furnish · gain · gather · get · get back · have · hold · inaugurate · institute · judge · know · learn · locate · meet · muster · note · notice · observe · obtain · occur · organize · originate · perceive · procure · provide · purvey · raise · realize · recognize · recover · regain · remark · repossess · retrieve · run to earth · sense · set up · settle · spot · start · supply · think · track down · turn up · uncover · unearth · win

TRANSLATION OF FOUND

Find out the translation of found to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of found from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «found» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 发现
• Translator English - Spanish: encontrado
• English: found
• Translator English - Hindi: पाया
• Translator English - Arabic: وجدت
• Translator English - Russian: найдено
• Translator English - Portuguese: encontrado
• Translator English - Bengali: পাওয়া
• Translator English - French: trouvé
• Translator English - Malay: Dijumpai
• Translator English - German: gefunden
• Translator English - Japanese: 発見
• Translator English - Korean: 발견
• Translator English - Javanese: Ketemu
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tìm thấy
• Translator English - Tamil: கண்டறியப்பட்டது
• Translator English - Marathi: आढळले
• Translator English - Turkish: bulunan
• Translator English - Italian: trovati
• Translator English - Polish: znaleziono
• Translator English - Ukrainian: знайдено
• Translator English - Romanian: găsite
• Translator English - Greek: βρέθηκαν
• Translator English - Afrikaans: gevind
• Translator English - Swedish: funnen
• Translator English - Norwegian: funnet

10 QUOTES WITH «FOUND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word found.

1

Gerry Adams

Making peace, I have found, is much harder than making war.

2

Scott Adsit

New York has surprised me a couple of times. I was a snob about pizza, but I've found one or two places that allow me to forget deep dish for a while.

3

Aphra Behn

That perfect tranquillity of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a faithful friend and a good library.

4

Gael Garcia Bernal

In Mexico you have death very close. That's true for all human beings because it's a part of life, but in Mexico, death can be found in many things.

5

Tim Berners-Lee

The Google algorithm was a significant development. I've had thank-you emails from people whose lives have been saved by information on a medical website or who have found the love of their life on a dating website.

6

George Best

I even found it difficult to watch myself playing on TV because I couldn't identify with the person on the screen. I couldn't get to grips with it. It was as if it was all happening to someone else.

7

Buddha

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.

8

Angela Cartwright

After my kids were born I found myself incorporating my photography into different art endeavors and from there it just blossomed. I have always had to have an outlet for my creativity and when my life became more about raising my family than the bright lights of show business exploring my photo art was a great outlet for me.

9

Brian Celio

What's love if not the thing you'll do anything and everything to get back once lost? What's hate if not the thing you'll do anything and everything to get rid of once found?

10

Stephen Chbosky

I found, through the process of doing 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower,' that I really love directing movies and I love writing books and so this will become the centerpiece of my career for the next ten or twenty years. Doing these adaptations.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOUND»

Discover the use of found in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to found and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Found

With Found, Margaret Peterson Haddix begins a new series that promises to be every bit as suspenseful as her Shadow Children series -- which has sold more than 41/2 million copies -- and proves her, once again, to be a master of the page ...

Margaret Peterson Haddix, 2008

Lost and Found: The Story of the Film

Jeffers' unique tale of friendship lost and found, featuring a boy and a penguin making a journey to the South Pole, is simply told and beautifully illustrated. Full color.

‎2009

Lost and Found

As two clever boys exploit a clerical oversight, each one discovers new perspectives on selfhood, friendship, and honesty.

Andrew Clements, 2012

Found

Billy has no idea what prompts him to take in a ragged, dirty man off the streets.

Sean Michael, 2009

Inbound Marketing: Get Found Using Google, Social Media, and ...

" --Seth Godin, author of Meatball Sundae "If you have more money than brains, you should focus on outbound marketing. If you have more brains than money, you should focus on inbound marketing by reading this book.

Brian Halligan, Dharmesh Shah, 2009

Staying Found: The Complete Map and Compass Handbook

-- Features many new charts and illustrations -- New contact information for purchasing maps in the U.S. and Canada This tried-and-true guide teaches practical skills for navigating in the wilderness: reading maps; determining "true" ...

June Fleming, 2001

Found: God's Will

Bible teacher John MacArthur answers six key questions about God's will asked by most Christians at one time or another. This short, digest-style book is as pertinent today as it was when it was first published 25 years ago.

John MacArthur, 1998

Lost and Found

After a mysterious stranger starts following her and a threatening note is left on her desk at Bluford High School, Darcy Wills must race against time to save her missing sister.

Anne E. Schraff, Paul Langan, 2002

Found

John Baxter attempts to fulfill his wife's dying wish to find their firstborn son, actor Dayne Matthews embarks on a personal search for truth, and theater director Katy Hart makes a decision that may completely transform her life.

Karen Kingsbury, 2011

Manuscript Found in Accra

The incredible new novel from the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Alchemist.

Paulo Coelho, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOUND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term found is used in the context of the following news items.

Murdered mom found in Bronx apartment after 2 foster daughters …

Cops found Martin dead in her apartment, stabbed in the back and with a gruesome head wound they believe may be from a hammer attack. «New York Daily News, Jul 15»

9-year-old autistic boy's body found in Flint-area lake 6 days after he …

Omarion and his brothers and sisters were found living in a filthy, feces-filled home with no beds, clothes or food. Their mother and father were ... «WDIV Detroit, Jul 15»

UPDATE | Authorities investigating body found in Clarks Hill Lake

WILKES COUNTY, Ga. (WRDW) -- Authorities are investigating after two fishermen found a body in Clarks Hill Lake at Holliday Park. «WRDW-TV, Jul 15»

Horse frightened by fireworks found safe and round

ST JOHNS, Mich. — Finneas is home. Nine days after the 1,000-pound horse burst through his paddock and pasture fencing, a farmer found ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»

Death of a man found in Beaver County ruled a suicide

The Beaver County coroner has ruled the death of a man found along a road this morning a suicide. Coroner Teri Tatalovich-Rossi said she is ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»

Security stepped up as man found dead at T in the Park festival

Campers in the campsite in front of Strathallan Castle at the T in the Park music festival in Perthshire. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA. «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Body found in waters off Barrington Beach

BARRINGTON, R.I. — An unidentified body has been found in the water near Rumstick Point in Barrington, Police Lt. Gregg Koutros confirmed ... «The Providence Journal, Jul 15»

Elderly couple found dead in N. Harris Co. home

A neighbor responding to a welfare check found two people dead inside their home Saturday afternoon. Loading… Post to Facebook. Elderly ... «KHOU, Jul 15»

Boy, 5, found underwater in pool, hospitalized

A 5-year-old boy was hospitalized after he was pulled from a pool at a North Las Vegas apartment complex Saturday night, according to police. «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»

After prison riot, inmate found sawed nearly in two

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Nearly 15 hours after a riot at a Northern California prison, guards found a missing inmate sawed nearly in two, with his ... «CBS News, Jul 15»