vt. 建立, 创立, 铸造
find的过去式和过去分词

Found \Found\,
imp. & p. p. of {Find}.


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.


Found \Found\, n.
A thin, single-cut file for combmakers.


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.

I had else been perfect,
Whole as the marble, founded as the rock. --Shak.

A man that all his time
Hath founded his good fortunes on your love. --Shak.

It fell not, for it was founded on a rock. --Matt.
vii. 25.

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.

There they shall found
Their government, and their great senate choose.
--Milton.

Syn: To base; ground; institute; establish; fix. See
{Predicate}.


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.

Searching the window for a flint, I found
This paper, thus sealed up. --Shak.

In woods and forests thou art found. --Cowley.

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.

The torrid zone is now found habitable. --Cowley.

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.

Seek, and ye shall find. --Matt. vii.
7.

Every mountain now hath found a tongue. --Byron.

4. To provide for; to supply; to furnish; as, to find food
for workemen; he finds his nephew in money.

Wages [pounds]14 and all found. --London
Times.

Nothing a day and find yourself. --Dickens.

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.

To find his title with some shows of truth. --Shak.

{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?