"unfound" meaning in English

See unfound in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-us-unfound.oga
Rhymes: -aʊnd Etymology: From un- + found (“discovered”). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|un-|found|gloss2=discovered|id1=negative}} un- + found (“discovered”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} unfound (not comparable)
  1. Not found. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-unfound-en-adj-CAJVnbE3 Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 61 4 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (negative), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 9 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 9 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 5 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Audio: En-us-unfound.oga Forms: unfounds [present, singular, third-person], unfounding [participle, present], unfounded [participle, past], unfounded [past]
Rhymes: -aʊnd Etymology: From un- + found (“establish”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|found|gloss2=establish|id1=reversive}} un- + found (“establish”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} unfound (third-person singular simple present unfounds, present participle unfounding, simple past and past participle unfounded)
  1. (rare) To disestablish; to undo the founding of. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-unfound-en-verb-GvrUkPXi Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- (reversive)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Audio: En-us-unfound.oga Forms: unfounds [present, singular, third-person], unfounding [participle, present], unfounded [participle, past], unfounded [past]
Rhymes: -aʊnd Etymology: Back-formation from unfounded. Head templates: {{en-verb}} unfound (third-person singular simple present unfounds, present participle unfounding, simple past and past participle unfounded)
  1. To dismiss a criminal charge as unfounded. Synonyms: no-crime [UK]
    Sense id: en-unfound-en-verb-x~YtxFom Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 9 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 9 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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