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in the PONS Dictionary

Founding Fathers N pl

the Founding Fathers
„отцы́-основа́тели“ мн

found1 [faʊnd] VB

found pp of find

See also

I. find <found, found> [faɪnd] VB trans

1. find lost object, person:

find
находи́ть
find
оты́скивать

2. find (locate):

find
обнару́живать
to find support
иска́ть подде́ржку
to find happiness with sb
найти́ сча́стье с кем-ли́бо
to find oneself somewhere
очути́ться где-ли́бо
to be nowhere to be found
нигде́ нет
to be nowhere to be found
нельзя́ найти́
to find no reason why …
нет причи́ны, что́бы …
to find no reason why …
ничего́ не меша́ет, что́бы …
to find (the) time
вы́кроить вре́мя
to find excuses
иска́ть отгово́рки
to find the strength to do sth
найти́ в себе́ си́лы сде́лать что-ли́бо
to find (enough) money
найти́ де́ньги для чего́-ли́бо

3. find (experience):

find
ока́зываться
to find oneself alone
оказа́ться одино́ким

4. find (conclude):

to find sb guilty/innocent
призна́ть кого́-ли́бо вино́вным/невино́вным

5. find (discover):

find
приходи́ть к заключе́нию

Phrases:

to find fault with sb/sth
придира́ться к кому́-ли́бо/чему́-ли́бо
to find one's feet
стать на́ ноги
to find one's tongue
обрести́ дар ре́чи

II. find [faɪnd] N

find
нахо́дка f

found2 VB trans

1. found (establish):

found
осно́вывать
found
учрежда́ть

2. found (base):

found
создава́ть
found
осно́вывать
to found a statement on sth
осно́вывать утвержде́ние на чём-ли́бо

3. found (build):

to be founded on sth
закла́дывать фунда́мент на чём-ли́бо

found3 VB trans (metal)

found
пла́вить
found
выплавля́ть

new-found ADJ

new-found
вновь обретённый
new-found
неда́вно откры́тый
Present
Ifound
youfound
he/she/itfounds
wefound
youfound
theyfound
Past
Ifounded
youfounded
he/she/itfounded
wefounded
youfounded
theyfounded
Present Perfect
Ihavefounded
youhavefounded
he/she/ithasfounded
wehavefounded
youhavefounded
theyhavefounded
Past Perfect
Ihadfounded
youhadfounded
he/she/ithadfounded
wehadfounded
youhadfounded
theyhadfounded
See further verb tables