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# fount

noun (founts)

«fount» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(old use) A fount is a spring of water, or a fountain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fount/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old tales, a magic spring or source, sometimes a fiery pit

### Examples

- The children drank from the fount in the wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fount/#x1)
- The witch was thrown into the fiery fount. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fount/#x2)
- The fount bubbled up beside the old well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fount/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fount» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fount/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fount» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fount.html) on Mova free.