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founded

Founded is the past tense and past participle of the verb found, meaning to establish or set up something such as an organization, city, or institution. It is used to indicate the point at which a group or entity began.

Usage commonly appears in phrases like "founded in 1905" or "founded by Ada Lovelace" to specify the

Etymology the verb to found derives from Old French fonder, via Latin fundare, from fundus meaning bottom

See also: founding, founder, foundation, establishment.

year
of
establishment
or
the
founder.
In
passive
constructions,
it
is
often
rendered
as
"the
company
was
founded
in
1990."
The
related
noun
"founding"
denotes
the
act
or
process
of
establishing,
and
"founder"
refers
to
the
person
who
starts
the
entity.
or
foundation.
The
sense
of
establishing
a
lasting
institution
developed
in
English
during
the
Middle
Ages.