Founding father meaning in English
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Definition
(Tim Berners-Lee is) the founding father (of the "World Wide Web"): (Tim Berners-Lee is) the person who invented or created (the "World Wide Web")
Examples
- "This internship was created in the memory of Xavier Delavigne, our founding father."
Exercise 1
According to Luna, Xavier Delavigne is the (2 words) of the Delavigne Corporation.
This term comes from the verb "to " which is to establish, or set up.
This term comes from the verb "to " which is to establish, or set up.
According to Luna, Xavier Delavigne is the founding father 1 (2 words) of the Delavigne Corporation.
This term comes from the verb "to found 2" which is to establish, or set up.
This term comes from the verb "to found 2" which is to establish, or set up.
1 founding father: A "founding father" is a man who establishes something. Luna calls Xavier "our founding father", meaning that he established the Delavigne Corporation. In the history of the US, the Founding Fathers were members of the convention who drafted (or wrote) the US Constitution in 1787.
2 found: To "found" is a verb which means to establish or set up. Example: This college was founded in 1828. Note the definition of the term "be founded on" which means to "have a basis in" or to "be based on", for example: Our political party is founded on traditional values.
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