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Pronunciation / Transliteration: finden
"Nach stundenlangem Suchen habe ich endlich meine Schlüssel unter dem Sofa gefunden."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To discover or locate something that was lost or hidden.
"After searching for hours, I finally found my keys under the couch." - 2
To establish or set up something, such as an organization or institution.
"She plans to found a charity to help underprivileged children."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'found' originates from the Old English 'fundian', meaning 'to find or discover'. It evolved through Middle English as 'founden', which reflects the action of establishing or discovering something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Found" is said worldwide
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trouver
Transliteration: trouver
"Après des heures de recherche, j'ai enfin trouvé mes clés sous le canapé."
finden
Transliteration: finden
"Nach stundenlangem Suchen habe ich endlich meine Schlüssel unter dem Sofa gefunden."
trovare
Transliteration: trovare
"Dopo ore di ricerca, ho finalmente trovato le mie chiavi sotto il divano."
encontrar
Transliteration: encontrar
"Después de horas de búsqueda, finalmente encontré mis llaves debajo del sofá."
encontrar
Transliteration: encontrar
"Depois de horas de procura, finalmente encontrei minhas chaves debaixo do sofá."
पाना
Transliteration: pana
"घंटों की खोज के बाद, मैंने आखिरकार अपने चाबियाँ सोफे के नीचे पाई।"
找到
Transliteration: zhǎodào
"经过几个小时的寻找，我终于在沙发下找到了我的钥匙。"
찾다
Transliteration: chajda
"몇 시간의 검색 끝에 나는 마침내 소파 아래에서 내 열쇠를 찾았다."
見つける
Transliteration: mitsukeru
"数時間の探し物の後、私はついにソファの下で鍵を見つけました。"
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