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gründen

found

verb GRÜN-den Common
People & Society Work

Also means

establish

Usage Note

gründen means to found a company, club or city and links to the noun Grund ('ground, reason'). The reflexive sich gründen auf means 'to be based on', as in gründet sich auf Vertrauen.

Examples

"Sie gründen eine Firma."

Natural Translation

They're founding a company.

Literal Translation

They found a company.

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