foundation
pronunciation
How to pronounce foundation in British English:
UK [faʊnˈdeɪʃn]
How to pronounce foundation in American English:
US [faʊnˈdeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- the basis on which something is grounded
- an institution supported by an endowment
- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- lowest support of a structure
- education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
- a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
Word Origin
- foundation (n.)
- late 14c., "action of founding," from Old French fondacion "foundation" (14c.) or directly from Late Latin fundationem (nominative fundatio) "a founding," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin fundare "to lay a bottom or foundation" (see found (v.1)). The Latin word is glossed in Old English by staþol. Specialized sense of "establishment of an institution with an endowment to pay for it" is from late 14c.; meaning "that which is founded" (a college, hospital, etc.) is from 1510s; meaning "funds endowed for benevolent or charitable purposes" is from early 15c. Sense of "solid base of a structure" is from early 15c.
Synonym
Example
- 1. The make-a-wish foundation flew him to hong kong .
- 2. Said steve clemons of the new america foundation .
- 3. Stability is the foundation of continual growth .
- 4. Digging out another trench for foundation .
- 5. An oil-free foundation is better for the skin .