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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfaʊ̯nd/
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• /ˈfæʊ̯nd/ Southern US, Midland US, Mid-Atlantic US, New York City, Australian, New Zealand, /aʊ̯/-fronting
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• /ˈfaːnd/ Pittsburgh, General South African, /aʊ̯/-monophthongization
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• Northumbria: /fʊnd/
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• rhymes with -aʊnd
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See find.

From Middle English founden, from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere. Cognate with Spanish fundir and hundir, and French fondre.

From Middle English founden, from Old French founder (Modern French: fonder), from Latin fundāre. Compare fund.

102 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: أَسَّسَ (ʔassasa) — to start an organization
• Armenian: հիմնադրել (himnadrel) — to start an organization
• Armenian: ստեղծել (steġcel) — to start an organization
• Armenian: հիմնել (himnel) — to start an organization
• Belarusian: засно́ўваць (zasnówvacʹ) — to start an organization
• Belarusian: заснава́ць (zasnavácʹ) — to start an organization
• Belarusian: заклада́ць (zakladácʹ) — to start an organization
• Belarusian: закла́сці (zaklásci) — to start an organization
• Bulgarian: учредя́вам (učredjávam) — to start an organization
• Bulgarian: създавам (sǎzdavam) — to start an organization
• Catalan: fundar — to start an organization
• Chinese Mandarin: 設立 /设立 (shèlì) — to start an organization
• Czech: založit — to start an organization
• Danish: grundlægge — to start an organization
• Dutch: stichten — to start an organization
• Egyptian: g:r-grg (grg) — to start an organization
• Esperanto: fondi — to start an organization
• Finnish: perustaa — to start an organization
• French: fonder — to start an organization
• Georgian: დაფუძვნება (dapuʒvneba) — to start an organization
• German: gründen — to start an organization
• Greek: ιδρύω (idrýo) — to start an organization
• Greek: συστήνω (systíno) — to start an organization
• Hungarian: alapít — to start an organization
• Hungarian: megalapít — to start an organization
• Italian: fondare — to start an organization
• Japanese: 興す (okosu) — to start an organization
• Japanese: 打ち立てる (uchitateru) — to start an organization
• Japanese: 設立する (setsuritsu suru) — to start an organization
• Khmer: បង្កើត (bɑŋkaət) — to start an organization
• Korean: 설립하다 (seolliphada) — to start an organization
• Korean: 수립하다 (suriphada) — to start an organization
• Latin: fundō — to start an organization
• Latvian: dibināt — to start an organization
• Norwegian: grunnlegge — to start an organization
• Occitan: fondar — to start an organization
• Old English: ġegrundweallian — to start an organization
• Old English: staþolian — to start an organization
• Polish: założyć — to start an organization
• Polish: zakładać — to start an organization
• Portuguese: fundar — to start an organization
• Quechua: tiqsiy — to start an organization
• Romanian: întemeia — to start an organization
• Romanian: fonda — to start an organization
• Russian: осно́вывать (osnóvyvatʹ) — to start an organization
• Russian: основа́ть (osnovátʹ) — to start an organization
• Russian: учрежда́ть (učreždátʹ) — to start an organization
• Russian: учреди́ть (učredítʹ) — to start an organization
• Scots: foond — to start an organization
• Scottish Gaelic: stèidhich — to start an organization
• Slovak: založiť — to start an organization
• Spanish: fundar — to start an organization
• Spanish: instaurar — to start an organization
• Spanish: condir (disused) — to start an organization
• Swedish: grunda — to start an organization
• Turkish: kurmak — to start an organization
• Ukrainian: засно́вувати (zasnóvuvaty) — to start an organization
• Ukrainian: заснува́ти (zasnuváty) — to start an organization
• Ukrainian: осно́вувати (osnóvuvaty) — to start an organization
• Ukrainian: оснува́ти (osnuváty) — to start an organization
• Yiddish: אַוועקשטעלן (avekshteln) — to start an organization
• Arabic: أَسَّسَ (ʔassasa) — to begin building
• Armenian: հիմքը դնել (himkʻə dnel) — to begin building
• Armenian: հիմքը գցել (himkʻə gcʻel) — to begin building
• Aromanian: fundedz — to begin building
• Bulgarian: основавам (osnovavam) — to begin building
• Catalan: fundar — to begin building
• Chinese Mandarin: 成立 (chénglì) — to begin building
• Chinese Mandarin: 創設 /创设 (chuàngshè) — to begin building
• Ngazidja Comorian: utsenga — to begin building
• Czech: založit — to begin building
• Danish: grundlægge — to begin building
• Finnish: perustaa — to begin building
• French: fonder — to begin building
• Georgian: საფუძვლის ჩაყრა (sapuʒvlis čaq̇ra) — to begin building
• Georgian: დაფუძვნება (dapuʒvneba) — to begin building
• German: errichten — to begin building
• German: gründen — to begin building
• Greek: θεμελιώνω (themelióno) — to begin building
• Italian: fondare — to begin building
• Japanese: 基礎を築く (kiso wo kizuku) — to begin building
• Khmer: បង្កើត (bɑŋkaət) — to begin building
• Korean: 설립하다 (seolliphada) — to begin building
• Norwegian: grunnlegge — to begin building
• Old English: astemnian — to begin building
• Old English: gegrundweallian — to begin building
• Polish: budować — to begin building
• Polish: zbudować — to begin building
• Polish: tworzyć — to begin building
• Polish: stworzyć — to begin building
• Portuguese: fundar — to begin building
• Quechua: tiksiy — to begin building
• Romanian: funda — to begin building
• Romanian: întemeia — to begin building
• Romanian: înființa — to begin building
• Russian: осно́вывать (osnóvyvatʹ) — to begin building
• Russian: основа́ть (osnovátʹ) — to begin building
• Scots: foond — to begin building
• Slovak: založiť — to begin building
• Spanish: fundar — to begin building
• Swedish: grundlägga — to begin building
• Turkish: temel atmak — to begin building