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How to pronounce found
/faʊnd/
verbIPA: /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.To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.
- 2.To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
- 3.(ditransitive) To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end.
- 4.To gain, as the object of desire or effort.
- 5.To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.
noun
- 1.Food and lodging; board.
- 2.A thin, single-cut file for comb-makers.
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