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- Dictionaryfounding/ˈfoundiNG/
adjective
- 1. involved in establishing or originating an institution or organization: "the three founding partners"
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to bring something into existence: Boston was founded in 1630 by Puritan colonists from England.
verb (1) founded; founding; founds. transitive verb. 1. : to take the first steps in building. 2. : to set or ground on something solid : base. 3. : to establish (something) often with provision for future maintenance.
Founding means relating to the starting of a particular institution or organization. The committee held its founding congress in the capital, Riga. He is founding director of The Conservation Foundation.
Founding is the act of starting something new. If you're a founding member of your school's science club, you were one of the people who got the club off the ground. Well done. In American history, the founding fathers were political leaders like George Washington, Ben Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson.
to bring something into existence: Boston was founded in 1630 by Puritan colonists from England.
1. To establish or set up, especially with provision for continuing existence: The college was founded in 1872. See Synonyms at establish. 2. To establish the foundation or basis of; base: found a theory on firm evidence. [Middle English founden, from Old French fonder, from Latin fundāre, from fundus, bottom.] found 2. (found)
A complete guide to the word "FOUNDING": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
to set up or establish on a firm basis or for enduring existence: to found a new publishing company. to lay the lowest part of (a structure) on a firm base or ground: a house founded on solid rock. to base or ground (usually fol. by on or upon): a story founded on fact. to provide a basis or ground for.
1. : the act of founding. here since the foundation of the school. 2. : a basis (such as a tenet, principle, or axiom) upon which something stands or is supported. the foundations of geometry. the rumor is without foundation in fact. 3. a. : funds given for the permanent support of an institution : endowment. b.
Synonyms for FOUNDING: initiation, creation, inauguration, institution, origination, inception, beginning, start; Antonyms of FOUNDING: end, conclusion, close, ending, completion, period, closing, termination.
