founder
/ˈfaʊndəɹ/ verb C2- To flood with water and sink.
- To fall; to stumble and go lame.
- To fail; to miscarry.
- To disable or lame (a horse) by causing internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs.
He/she/it founders · Past foundered · Past participle foundered · -ing form foundering
Verb forms
- Base form
- founder
- He/she/it
- founders
- Past
- foundered
- Past participle
- foundered
- -ing form
- foundering
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The founder of that great emporium proved to be a brisk, crisp little person, very dapper and quick, with a clear head and a ready tongue.
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