LEARNit Dictionary
foundation
noun
/faʊnˈdeɪʃn/
UK
/faʊnˈdeɪʃn/
US
B2+
1
B2+
a principle, an idea or a fact that something is based on and that it grows from
پایه, اساس, بنیاد, مبنا
2
B2+
an organization that is established to provide money for a particular purpose, for example for scientific research or charity
بنیاد, مؤسسه
The money will go to the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.
3
B2+
the act of starting a new institution or organization
تأسیس, بنیانگذاری
The organization has grown enormously since its foundation in 1955.
She used the money to go towards the foundation of a special research group.
synonym
establishment
4
C1+
a layer of stone,
concrete
, etc. that forms the solid underground base of a building
پی, پایه
The builders are now beginning
to lay the foundations
of the new school.
The explosion shook the foundations of the houses nearby.
5
a skin-coloured cream that is put on the face under other make-up
کرم پایه, کرم زیرساز آرایشی, فاندیشن, فونداسیون (آرایشی)