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/ˈfaʊ̯nd/ verb B2
  1. To melt, especially of metal or glass in an industrial setting. (transitive)
  2. To form by melting a metal and pouring it into a mould; to cast. (transitive)

He/she/it founds · Past founded · Past participle founded · -ing form founding

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Base form
found
He/she/it
founds
Past
founded
Past participle
founded
-ing form
founding

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Where her lips touched the girl they left a round, shining mark, as Dorothy found out soon after.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 11 · B2
It was very dark, and the wind howled horribly around her, but Dorothy found she was riding quite easily.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 4 · B2
Should it not be found in the possession of father or son, then it will assuredly be discovered in the cabin belonging to the said Dantès on board the Pharaon.’”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 54 · C1
When they had dragged the nets to the shore they found but few fish: the nets were full of sand and stones, and the men were beyond measure cast down so much at the disappointment which had befallen them, but because they had formed such very different expectations.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 78 · B2

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