to found

Examples

• All

• But this responsibility can be founded only on a profound belief in a higher truth.

  Academic text (1991)

• These are things our culture is founded on, and without them, we are nothing.

  Boogie (2021)

• The nation is, according to that view, founded upon language, history, and culture.

  Academic text (1999)

• According to that view, the nation is a sovereign state founded upon the will of the people.

  Academic text (1999)

• But because this conviction was founded on her love, it was dependent upon her presence.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Their fears, I must say, were well-founded, given her nature and her family background.

  Fiction book (2002)

• The market's moral baseline is founded on custom, law, and usage developed over time.

  Academic text (2008)

• The select committee founded for this purpose produced a report in 1836 that pulled no punches.

  Academic text (2011)

• Early in the 18th century, several nomadic tribes founded settlements in the Arabian Peninsula.

  Academic text (1991)

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

Synonyms

B

to base

vsto found

∞ 3.2

To use something as a foundation or main starting point

focuses on using as the basis for a theory or claim

B

to build on

vsto found

179 3.4

Use something you already have as a base for new work

refers more to the original act of establishing a theoretical base

R

to rest on

vsto found

58 3.7

To depend on something like an idea or reason

means to use as the basis for a theory or claim

G

to ground

vsto found

42 5.5

To base an idea or action on facts

applies specifically to building theories, arguments, or claims

B

to build upon

vsto found

26 3.4

Use something as a base for further work

is about creating the initial foundation rather than extending from it

U

to underpin

vsto found

• Formal

14 6.3

Support an idea or argument with facts and reasons

concerns establishing a foundation rather than reinforcing existing support

P

to premise

vsto found

8 6.6

To base an argument or explanation on an idea

uses something as the underlying support rather than merely introducing it

R

to repose on

vsto found

• Formal

8.2

To depend on something as the main basis for an idea or argument

is the more neutral way to state the same basing action

Antonyms

I

to invalidate

• Formal

33 6.1

To make a document or agreement have no legal effect anymore

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 Solid

to hinge on

37 4.2

to found

• Formal

110 3.9

to repose on

• Formal

8.2

to rest on

58 3.7

to depend on

309 1.0

to rely on

602 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology