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(intransitive, of a ship) To flood with water and sink. / (intransitive) To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse. / (intransitive) To fail; to miscarry.

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Source Word

founder

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈfaʊn.dɚ/

Verb

intransitive of a ship archaic transitive

(intransitive, of a ship) To flood with water and sink. / (intransitive) To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse. / (intransitive) To fail; to miscarry.

Japanese Meaning

（船が）水を受けて沈むこと / 転倒する、よろめく（特に馬が跛行するように） / 失敗する、うまくいかない

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The old fishing vessel began to founder during the storm.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その古い漁船は嵐の最中に浸水して沈み始めた。

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(intransitive, of a ship) To flood with water and sink.

We were not much more than a quarter of an hour out of our ship but we saw her sink, and then I understood for the first time what was meant by a ship foundering in the sea.

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