English-Russian translations for foundation

• фонд
• ба́зис
• базис
• обоснованность
• осно́ва
• основа
• основа́ние
• тона́льный крем
• учрежде́ние
• фунда́мент
• фундамент
• цо́коль

Definition of foundation

• The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect
• 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
• The result of the work to begin something; that which stabilizes and allows an enterprise or system to develop
• 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
• A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment
• Cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture

Examples

• The foundation of his institute has been wrought with difficulty
• The foundations of this construction have been laid out
• The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is the parent organization of the Wiktionary collaborative project

Related words

• foundations
• foundational
• foundationalism
• foundationalist
• antifoundationalist
• antifoundationalism
• antifoundational
• refoundation
• foundation stone