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Found \Found\,
imp. & p. p. of {Find}.
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Found \Found\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Founded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Founding}.] [F. fondre, L. fundere to found, pour.]
To form by melting a metal, and pouring it into a mold; to
cast. "Whereof to found their engines." --Milton.
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Found \Found\, n.
A thin, single-cut file for combmakers.
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Found \Found\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Founded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Founding}.] [F. fonder, L. fundare, fr. fundus bottom. See
1st {Bottom}, and cf. {Founder}, v. i., {Fund}.]
1. To lay the basis of; to set, or place, as on something
solid, for support; to ground; to establish upon a basis,
literal or figurative; to fix firmly.
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I had else been perfect,
Whole as the marble, founded as the rock. --Shak.
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A man that all his time
Hath founded his good fortunes on your love. --Shak.
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It fell not, for it was founded on a rock. --Matt.
vii. 25.
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2. To take the ffirst steps or measures in erecting or
building up; to furnish the materials for beginning; to
begin to raise; to originate; as, to found a college; to
found a family.
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There they shall found
Their government, and their great senate choose.
--Milton.

Syn: To base; ground; institute; establish; fix. See
{Predicate}.
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Find \Find\ (f[imac]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Found} (found); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Finding}.] [AS. findan; akin to D. vinden, OS.
& OHG. findan, G. finden, Dan. finde, icel. & Sw. finna,
Goth. fin[thorn]an; and perh. to L. petere to seek, Gr.
pi`ptein to fall, Skr. pat to fall, fly, E. petition.]
1. To meet with, or light upon, accidentally; to gain the
first sight or knowledge of, as of something new, or
unknown; hence, to fall in with, as a person.
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Searching the window for a flint, I found
This paper, thus sealed up. --Shak.
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In woods and forests thou art found. --Cowley.
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2. To learn by experience or trial; to perceive; to
experience; to discover by the intellect or the feelings;
to detect; to feel. "I find you passing gentle." --Shak.
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The torrid zone is now found habitable. --Cowley.
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3. To come upon by seeking; as, to find something lost.
(a) To discover by sounding; as, to find bottom.
(b) To discover by study or experiment direct to an object
or end; as, water is found to be a compound substance.
(c) To gain, as the object of desire or effort; as, to
find leisure; to find means.
(d) To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.
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Seek, and ye shall find. --Matt. vii.
7.
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Every mountain now hath found a tongue. --Byron.
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4. To provide for; to supply; to furnish; as, to find food
for workemen; he finds his nephew in money.
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Wages [pounds]14 and all found. --London
Times.
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Nothing a day and find yourself. --Dickens.
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5. To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to
establish; as, to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of
indictment) against an accused person.
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To find his title with some shows of truth. --Shak.
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{To find out}, to detect (a thief); to discover (a secret) --
to solve or unriddle (a parable or enigma); to understand.
"Canst thou by searching find out God?" --Job. xi. 7. "We
do hope to find out all your tricks." --Milton.

{To find fault with}, to blame; to censure.

{To find one's self}, to be; to fare; -- often used in
speaking of health; as, how do you find yourself this
morning?
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