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/faʊnd/verb
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स्थापना करना, नींव रखना
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[T] ~ sth
to start something, such as an organization or an institution, especially by providing money
स्थापना करना, नींव रखना
- The university was founded in 1857.
- She founded a school for girls in her village.
- The temple was founded in the twelfth century.
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- Radhika's grandfather founded a small bank in the town.
- The society was founded by a group of teachers.
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[T] ~ sth on/upon sth usually passive
to base something on a particular idea or principle
(किसी सिद्धांत पर) आधारित करना
- The Republic is founded on the principle of equality.
- a novel founded on fact
- The theory was founded on a few simple facts.
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- Her fear is not founded on any evidence.
- The school is founded on the values of honesty and hard work.
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found (regular verb) vs find (irregular)
Found meaning to establish is regular: found, founded, founded. Found is also the past of find, so check the sense.
स्थापना के अर्थ में 'found' regular है: found, founded, founded। 'Found' find का past रूप भी है, इसलिए अर्थ देखें।
- Sir Syed founded the college in Aligarh.
- I found my keys under the sofa.
found sth + on / upon
When it means to base something, on or upon follows the object.
आधार रखने के अर्थ में object के बाद on या upon आता है।
- The story is founded on a true event.
be founded in + year
Use the passive for when or by whom an institution was set up.
संस्था कब या किसके द्वारा स्थापित हुई, यह बताने के लिए passive प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The school was founded in 1952 by a social reformer.
founder / foundation / founding
A founder starts an institution, a foundation is the base or a charitable body, and founding is used for the first stage.
Founder संस्था शुरू करने वाला है, foundation उसका आधार या दान-संस्था है, और founding आरंभिक चरण के लिए आता है।
- Jamsetji Tata is the founder of the Tata group.
- The founding members signed the charter.
found vs fund
Found is to set up; fund is to pay for something, as in fund a project.
'Found' का अर्थ स्थापित करना है; 'fund' का अर्थ किसी योजना का खर्च उठाना है।
- A donor funded the library that her father had founded.
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found + noun
a companya schoola partya cityan empire
- Chandragupta Maurya founded a great empire.
adverb + found
originallyjointlyrecentlynewly
- The club was jointly founded by two friends.
be founded + preposition
inbyonupon
- Our democracy is founded on equality.
founder + noun
memberchairmanprincipaleditorday
- The school celebrates Founder's Day every year.
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- Tata founded the steel plant at Jamshedpur.
टाटा ने जमशेदपुर में इस्पात कारखाने की स्थापना की।
- The charity was founded to help flood victims.
इस दान-संस्था की स्थापना बाढ़ पीड़ितों की सहायता के लिए की गई थी।
- His argument is founded on facts, not guesses.
उसका तर्क अनुमानों पर नहीं, तथ्यों पर आधारित है।
- Radhika's fears were well founded.
राधिका के डर निराधार नहीं थे।
- Nalanda was founded many centuries before modern universities.
नालंदा की स्थापना आधुनिक विश्वविद्यालयों से कई सदियों पहले हुई थी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He has found the school in 1990.
✓ He founded the school in 1990.
Students confuse found (establish) with the past of find; since 1990 is a finished past time, the simple past founded is needed.
विद्यार्थी 'found' (स्थापित करना) को find के past रूप से मिला देते हैं; 1990 बीता हुआ समय है, इसलिए simple past 'founded' चाहिए।
✗ The firm was found in 2005.
✓ The firm was founded in 2005.
The passive of found (establish) is formed with the participle founded; was found means it was discovered.
'Found' (स्थापित करना) का passive participle 'founded' से बनता है; 'was found' का अर्थ मिल जाना होता है।
✗ I founded my lost purse yesterday.
✓ I found my lost purse yesterday.
The past of find is found; adding -ed to it, as with regular verbs, is a common over-correction.
Find का past रूप 'found' है; नियमित verbs की तरह उसमें -ed जोड़ना विद्यार्थियों की आम अति-शुद्धि है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Found and establish both mean setting up, but found often points to a person who starts it.
Found और establish दोनों का अर्थ स्थापित करना है, पर 'found' प्रायः उसे शुरू करने वाले व्यक्ति की ओर संकेत करता है।
To start an organisation or city, usually with money and a plan.
संगठन या नगर की शुरुआत करना, प्रायः धन और योजना के साथ।
- She founded a school for girls.
To set up and also make secure and accepted over time.
स्थापित करना और समय के साथ उसे सुदृढ़ व मान्य बनाना।
- The firm established itself in the market.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
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found: two different verbs
Found (founded, founded) means to establish: 'He founded a college.' Found is also the past tense of find: 'I found my keys.' The founder of a company set it up; the foundation is the base of a building or an organization that gives money. 'Founded' is never the past of find.
Found (founded, founded) का अर्थ 'स्थापित करना' है: 'He founded a college'। Found, find का past tense भी है: 'I found my keys'। कंपनी का founder उसे शुरू करने वाला है; foundation इमारत की नींव या धन देने वाली संस्था है। 'Founded' कभी find का past नहीं है।
§Grammar and usage
Verb-form trap, asked very often: found (establish) is regular, founded; found is also the past of find, which never becomes 'founded'.
Verb form में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: found (स्थापित करना) regular है, founded; found, find का past भी है, जो कभी 'founded' नहीं बनता।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Be founded on sth (to be based on sth); found = to set up an institution (found, founded, founded).
Be founded on का मतलब है किसी चीज़ पर आधारित होना। Verb found (संस्था स्थापित करना) की forms found, founded, founded हैं, और यह find के past form found से अलग है।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The founding fathers of the Constitution.
संविधान के founding fathers आते हैं।