Foundation Laid Faʊnˈdeɪʃn Lay Bottom Solid Based Provide

• the builders are now beginning to lay the foundations of the new school.
• the explosion shook the foundations of the houses nearby.
• footnotes are given at the bottom of each page.
• i waited for them at the bottom of the hill.

foundation

1. a layer of bricks, concrete, etc. that forms the solid underground base of a building
• The builders are now beginning to lay the foundations of the new school.
• The explosion shook the foundations of the houses nearby.
• Footnotes are given at the bottom of each page.
• I waited for them at the bottom of the hill.
• The lamp has a heavy base.
• to lay the foundations of the new school
• At the foot of the stairs she turned to face him.
2. a principle, an idea or a fact that something is based on and that it grows from
• Respect and friendship provide a solid foundation for marriage.
• The rumour is totally without foundation (= not based on any facts).
• These stories have no foundation (= are not based on any facts).
• This article will form the basis for our discussion.
• Respect and friendship provide a solid foundation for marriage.
• The rumour is totally without foundation (= is not based on any facts).
• He laid the foundations of Japan’s modern economy.
• These figures formed the basis of their pay claim.
• His arguments have a sound economic base.
3. an organization that is established to provide money for a particular purpose, for example for scientific research or charity
• The money will go to the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.
4. the act of starting a new institution or organization
• synonym establishment
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• The organization has grown enormously since its foundation in 1955.
• She used the money to go towards the foundation of a special research group.
5. a skin-coloured cream that is put on the face underneath other make-up
6. to cause people to question their basic beliefs about something
• This issue has shaken the foundations of French politics.

Extra Examples

• Concrete foundations have been laid.
• He believes terrorism undermines the very foundations of our society.
• In 1853 Queen Victoria laid the foundation stone of the new palace.
• Rumours of his resignation are entirely without foundation.
• The Fine Arts degree starts with a foundation year.
• The foundation stone was laid in 1911.
• The peace treaty rests on shaky foundations.
• The scandal rocked the legal establishment to its foundations.
• The thunder seemed to shake the very foundations of the building.
• They had dug too deep and undermined the foundations of the house.
• This agreement laid a sound foundation for future cooperation between the two countries.
• We now have a firm foundation to build on.
• a charitable foundation established in 1983
• a private foundation for sport and the arts
• an event which rocked the foundations of British politics
• digging trenches and laying concrete foundations
• malicious gossip which has no foundation
• malicious rumours which have no foundation
• providing a solid foundation for this new democracy
• He laid the foundation of Japan’s modern economy.
• Many of the hospitals were originally established by religious foundations.
• The research centre was set up by a charitable foundation.
• The rumour is totally without foundation.
• Worship is the foundation of all the Church’s activities.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French fondation, from Latin fundatio(n-), from fundare ‘to lay a base for’, from fundus ‘bottom, base’.