foundation — ozdic

Collocations

22

1

(noun.) organization that provides money for sth

ADJ

charitable, private

VERB + FOUNDATION

establish, set up

Her parents set up a foundation to help students from low-income families attend college.

PREP

~ for

The charity provided a strong foundation for the new community center in our neighborhood.

2

(noun.) foundations: parts of a building below the ground

ADJ

deep | concrete

VERB + FOUNDATION

dig, lay

Workers had to dig deep foundations before they could start building the house.

shake, undermine

The explosion shook the foundations of the old bridge, causing engineers to close it immediately.

FOUNDATION + NOUN

stone

The mayor will lay the foundation stone for the new community center next month.

3

(noun.) basis for sth

ADJ

excellent, firm, good, secure, solid, sound, strong | insecure, shaky, weak | ideological, intellectual, philosophical, political, theoretical | economic

VERB + FOUNDATION

build, lay, provide (sth with)

Her early music lessons provided a strong foundation for her successful career as a concert pianist.

build on

The new manager found a solid foundation to build on when she started her role.

rest on

Their entire business plan rested on a weak foundation from the very beginning.

rock, shake, strike at, threaten, undermine

The scandal threatened the foundation of their entire business empire.

FOUNDATION + NOUN

course, year

Many students take a foundation course before starting their university degree programme.

subjects

In her first year of university, she completed foundation subjects including science and history before choosing her major.

PREP

~ for

Learning to read well in childhood creates a strong foundation for success in school.

PHRASES

rock/shake sth to its foundations

The earthquake shook the old building to its foundations, forcing everyone to evacuate immediately.

4

(noun.) facts that show that sth is true

VERB + FOUNDATION

have no

His complaints about the service had no foundation, so the manager dismissed them immediately.

PREP

without ~

His complaints about the service were completely without foundation, as the restaurant had received excellent reviews.

Definitions

noun

1

The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.

The foundation of his institute has been wrought with difficulty.

2

That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding.

Aye Madam to be sure that is the Provoking circumstance—without Foundation—yes yes—there's the mortification indeed—for when a slanderous story is believed against one—there certainly is no comfort like the consciousness of having deserved it——

Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete.

3

The result of the work to begin something; that which stabilizes and allows an enterprise or system to develop.

The implication is that the Gandhian model of growth is possible, now that Nehru's investment strategy had already laid a strong foundation for economic growth.

4

In solitaire or patience games, one of the piles of cards that the player attempts to build, usually holding all cards of a suit in ascending order.

5

The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.

The foundations of this construction have been laid out.

“Marge Gets A Job” opens with the foundation of the Simpson house tilting perilously to one side, making the family homestead look like the suburban equivalent of the Leaning Tower Of Pisa.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of starting something for the first time

noun — lowest support of a structure

base
fundament
foot
groundwork
substructure
understructure

noun — the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or

noun — education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of k

grounding

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

The foundation of his institute has been wrought with difficulty.

Wiktionary

02

Aye Madam to be sure that is the Provoking circumstance—without Foundation—yes yes—there's the mortification indeed—for when a slanderous story is believed against one—there certainly is no comfort li

Wiktionary

03

Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundati

Wiktionary

04

It is foolish of you to build a castle in the air while forgetting to drive in pilings for its foundation.

Tatoeba · #20654

05

Students have a holiday on Foundation Day.

Tatoeba · #21364

06

Our company had the fortieth anniversary of its foundation.

Tatoeba · #23536

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, foundation is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.