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The correct spelling is found.

How to pronounce found

/faʊnd/
verb

IPA: /faʊnd/

Say it like: Fow-nd

The correct spelling is found. To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon. For example: "I found my car keys. They were under the couch."

Usage Examples

I found my car keys. They were under the couch.

Water is found to be a compound substance.

to find leisure; to find means

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.
  2. 2.To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
  3. 3.(ditransitive) To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end.
  4. 4.To gain, as the object of desire or effort.
  5. 5.To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.

noun

  1. 1.Food and lodging; board.
  2. 2.A thin, single-cut file for comb-makers.

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