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Detailed Translations for founder from English to German

founder:

founder [the ~] nomen

  1. the founder (instigator)
    der Gründer; der Initiator; der Urheber; der Stifter
  2. the founder
    der Bauherr
  3. the founder (instigator; prompter; ringleader)
    der Gründer; der Initiator; der Stifter; der Urheber; der Anführer; der Anstifter
  4. the founder (instigator; prompter; ringleader)
    der Anführer; der Anreger
  5. the founder (patriarch; progenitor; ancestor)
    der Stammvater

to founder verb (founders, foundered, foundering)

  1. to founder (stumble; be tripped up; trip; slip)
    stolpern; straucheln; humpeln; holpern; einen Fehltritt begehen
    • stolpern verb (stolpere, stolperst, stolpert, stolperte, stolpertet, gestolpert)
    • straucheln verb (strauchele, strauchelst, strauchelt, strauchelte, straucheltet, gestrauchelt)
    • humpeln verb (humple, humpelst, humpelt, humpelte, humpeltet, gehumpelt)
    • holpern verb (holpre, holperst, holpert, holperte, holpertet, geholpert)
    • einen Fehltritt begehen verb (begehe einen Fehltritt, begehst einen Fehltritt, begeht einen Fehltritt, beging einen Fehltritt, beginget einen Fehltritt, einen Fehltritt begangen)

Conjugations for founder:

present
  1. founder
  2. founder
  3. founders
  4. founder
  5. founder
  6. founder
simple past
  1. foundered
  2. foundered
  3. foundered
  4. foundered
  5. foundered
  6. foundered
present perfect
  1. have foundered
  2. have foundered
  3. has foundered
  4. have foundered
  5. have foundered
  6. have foundered
past continuous
  1. was foundering
  2. were foundering
  3. was foundering
  4. were foundering
  5. were foundering
  6. were foundering
future
  1. shall founder
  2. will founder
  3. will founder
  4. shall founder
  5. will founder
  6. will founder
continuous present
  1. am foundering
  2. are foundering
  3. is foundering
  4. are foundering
  5. are foundering
  6. are foundering
subjunctive
  1. be foundered
  2. be foundered
  3. be foundered
  4. be foundered
  5. be foundered
  6. be foundered
diverse
  1. founder!
  2. let's founder!
  3. foundered
  4. foundering
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for founder:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Anführer founder; instigator; prompter; ringleader captain; captains; centurion; chairman; chief; chieftain; commander; commanding officer; foreman; foremen; fugleman; head; headman; instigator; instigators; leader; manager; master; president; scoutmaster; skipper; standard-bearers; tribal chief
Anreger founder; instigator; prompter; ringleader
Anstifter founder; instigator; prompter; ringleader agitators; instigator; instigators
Bauherr founder
Gründer founder; instigator; prompter; ringleader
Initiator founder; instigator; prompter; ringleader initiator; originator
Stammvater ancestor; founder; patriarch; progenitor ancestor; forefather; patriarch; progenitor
Stifter founder; instigator; prompter; ringleader
Urheber founder; instigator; prompter; ringleader architect; artist; author; maker; producer
- beginner; father; founding father; laminitis
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
einen Fehltritt begehen be tripped up; founder; slip; stumble; trip make a digression; stumble; trip
holpern be tripped up; founder; slip; stumble; trip
humpeln be tripped up; founder; slip; stumble; trip have a limp; hobble; limp; walk with a limp
stolpern be tripped up; founder; slip; stumble; trip be a failure; be overthrown; drop; fall; stumble; take a nosedive; trip; trip up; tumble
straucheln be tripped up; founder; slip; stumble; trip be a failure; be overthrown; fall; stumble; take a nosedive; trip
- break; cave in; collapse; fall flat; fall in; fall through; flop; give; give way
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- be wrecked; sink

Related Words for "founder":

  • foundering, founders

Synonyms for "founder":


Related Definitions for "founder":

  1. a person who founds or establishes some institution1
  2. a worker who makes metal castings1
  3. inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse1
  4. stumble and nearly fall1
    • the horses foundered1
  5. break down, literally or metaphorically1
  6. sink below the surface1
  7. fail utterly; collapse1
    • The project foundered1

Wiktionary Translations for founder:

founder
verb
  1. to fail
  2. to sink
noun
  1. one who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author
founder
noun
  1. jemand, der etwas (zum Beispiel eine Organisation, einen Verlag oder eine Stadt) ins Leben ruft, gründet oder gegründet hat
verb
  1. (intransitiv) übertragen: mit einem Vorhaben scheitern

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