Meaning
- (transitive, weak) to found, to establish (a community, settlement, organization, company, etc.)
- (reflexive, weak) to form (intransitively), to be founded
- (intransitive, reflexive, sometimes, weak) to be based on, to build on (of a plan, achievement, ideology, etc.)
Concepts
take hold of
set up as
drive into
Synonyms
ins Leben rufen
abhangen
entstehen lassen
auf die Beine Stellen
aus der Taufe heben
Grundstein legen
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡʁʏndn̩/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German gründen. Analyzable as Grund + -en with derivational umlaut.
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