to found

Examples

• All

• End-of-Life Choices was founded as the Hemlock Society in 1980 and had a membership of over 25,000.

  Academic text (2011)

• In New Orleans, John Thompson founded a program called Resurrection After Exoneration.

  Academic text (2011)

• We know that our nation was founded by farmers.

• This country was founded on the principle of government of the people, by the people, for the people.

  Man of the Year (2006)

• Later, he founded the Academy of Tobacco Studies.

  Thank You for Smoking (2005)

• Rome was founded as a republic.

  Gladiator (2000)

• Indeed, the city of Dublin was founded by the Vikings.

  YaleCourses

• The Palestine Liberation Organization was founded in Cairo by the Arab states.

  Academic text (2011)

• The Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamic reform movement founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hassan al-Banna.

  Academic text (1999)

• In 1776, the United States was founded by a group of determined leaders seeking independence.

Synonyms

C

to create

vsto found

∞ 1.0

To make something new that does not exist yet

is narrower, focusing on starting organizations or settlements

E

to establish

vsto found

772 4.1

To start something that is meant to last

is the general act of creating without stressing lasting intent

S

to set up

vsto found

683 3.4

To make something begin, for example a business

focuses more on founding an entity rather than just arranging it

F

to form

vsto found

598 1.0

To create a group or organization

is more general and can apply beyond organized groups

L

to launch

vsto found

504 3.7

To start something new with energy, often in public

refers more to creating lasting institutions rather than launching events

O

to organize

vsto found

• US

381 2.3

Help people form a group to act together for a common goal

emphasizes creating an institution rather than the act of arranging people

O

to originate

vsto found

153 3.8

To start or create something

relates more to founding a lasting organization than merely originating

I

to institute

vsto found

• Formal

101 3.8

To officially start something such as a rule, process, or legal action

covers founding an organization rather than initiating formal procedures

C

to constitute

vsto found

• Formal

98 4.8

To officially set up a group, committee, or system

is broader, not limited to formal or legal procedures

Antonyms

D

to dissolve

• Formal

60 4.1

To officially end an organization, agreement, or relationship

D

to disband

43 4.3

To stop being a group, for example a band or committee

Idioms

N

nowhere to be found

34 4.7

Missing and cannot be found anywhere

L

lost a shilling and found sixpence

• Archaic

9.9

To look pleased but not fully happy after a small gain that follows a disappointment

Compounds

L

lost-and-found

17 2.4

A place in a public area where lost items are kept for people to get back

How Established

to establish

772 4.1

to found

305 3.9

to create

∞ 1.0

to set up

983 2.7

to start

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology