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found

US /faʊnd/

verb Target · B2 Phát triển doanh nghiệp

Definition

set up or found

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

She plans to found a small consulting firm after leaving her job.

Word Family

NounNoun
found gốc founder foundation
VerbVerb
found gốc
AdjectiveAdj
found gốc
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • establishset up or found
  • set uphaving a meaning similar to found
  • institutean association organized to promote art or science or education

Collocations

  • Easy lost and found office
    to lost and found office, meaning to fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
  • Medium found a tech startup
    to found a tech startup, meaning to set up or found
  • Hard legally found a charitable trust
    describing legally found a charitable trust (by law; conforming to the law)
  • Very Hard found liable for patent infringement
    to found liable for patent infringement, meaning to set up or found

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