No. 2,243 in French
fondé
Established or justified.
In a sentence
Je crois que cet argument est fondé.
I believe that this argument is well-founded.
In this sentence, 'fondé' is used as an adjective meaning 'well-founded' or 'justified,' describing the argument as reasonable and based on good reasoning.
Cette association a été fondée en 1995.
This association was founded in 1995.
Here, 'fondée' serves as the past participle of the verb 'fonder,' meaning 'to establish' or 'to create,' referring to the act of founding or establishing the association.
Son avis est fondé sur des preuves solides.
His opinion is based on solid evidence.
In this sentence, 'fondé sur' is a construction indicating that the opinion is 'based on' or 'founded on' something, showing dependency and grounding.
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