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verb
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[transitive]
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/faʊnd/
1
to start an organization, company, political party etc
1.1
to start an institution such as a school or college, especially by providing money
Example
The monastery was founded in 798 ad.
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