foundation of
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3.5
- noun
- /faʊnˈdeɪʃən ʌv/
:
base de
- Precision is the foundation of passion.
- lay the foundations of
- build a foundation of
- destroy the foundation of
For me, the foundation of my refuelling became sleep.
- For me, the foundation of my refuelling became sleep.
- It's it's a subconscious foundation of his whole identity.
- It helped create the foundation of the new Talibani government.
- And then third, your thoughts on the foundations of mathematics.
- It has been just the foundation of everything that I do.
- And those kinds of days became the foundation of my trauma bonds.
- There's a rock solid foundation of grit, grace and integrity.
- So he says that profound anxiety shakes the foundation of human being, right?
- And that's where, you know, the, the fundamentals and the foundation of your life is set.
- They're the bedrock foundation of doing commerce on the Internet.
- Pursue that career path in finance, create that foundation of financial stability.
- Self esteem is the foundation of all success.
- We erode the foundations of our system, what we've built.
- He's kind of the silent foundation of our family.
- And this really is the key to creating the foundation of your successful business.
- And in fact, I think reality is the foundation of building a dream.
- Why must you shake the foundations of my very world?
Examples
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We'll flood the market with so much gold - - that the very foundation of finance will lose its meaning.
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This is the foundation of modern educational theory.
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Do you know what the foundation of a great hotel is?
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The best relationships have a foundation of friendship.
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Self esteem is the foundation of all success.
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That's the foundation of this country.
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The conservation of species is one of the foundations of conservation biology.
Academic text (2011) -
Economists sometimes forget that property rights are the basic foundation of a free-enterprise system.
Academic text (1991) -
A new society was flowering, and the foundations of the old society appeared to be cracking.
Academic text (2008) -
This is the foundation of modern educational theory.
Synonyms
∞
3.0
The main support, reason, or way that something happens
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3.5
The basic ideas and facts that support a belief, plan, or system
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5.3
A very important idea or part that something depends on
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4.2
An important idea or thing that other things depend on
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4.8
A main thing that supports and keeps something strong
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3.0
A basic part that forms the base of something larger
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2.7
An important rule or idea that forms the base for other knowledge
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4.2
The basic principles that support a system, idea, or group
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5.0
A basic support or principle that something depends on
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9.4
A basic idea that something is built on
A basic idea or belief that other things depend on
Antonyms
How Fundamental
Surface Forms
Morphology
foundation + of
The phrase 'foundation of' is compositionally straightforward: 'foundation' denotes the basic principles or base, and the preposition 'of' marks the relationship to what is being based. This relational, noun + of construction is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English composition patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Foundation of comes from the image of a building's foundation, the strong base under a house that holds everything up. So when we talk about the foundation of something we mean the 'basis' or 'support' that everything else stands on.