begründen

verb

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justify

give reasons for

substantiate

establish

create

found

set up

Synonyms and Related Words for begründen

rechtfertigen erklären darlegen untermauern gründen stiften ins Leben rufen errichten aufbauen

Definition of "begründen" in German

Below are the definitions and usage examples of the word "begründen" in its original language, German. This section is designed to help you understand the word in different contexts and sentence structures, especially while learning English.

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Gründe für etwas angeben oder darlegen; etwas rechtfertigen.

DE: “Warum? Kannst du das begründen?”
A1
EN: “Why? Can you explain that?”

DE: “Bitte begründen Sie Ihre Antwort in einem Satz.”
A2
EN: “Please justify your answer in one sentence.”

DE: “Er musste seine Entscheidung vor dem Chef begründen.”
B1
EN: “He had to justify his decision to the boss.”

Etwas ins Leben rufen oder der Urheber von etwas sein; etwas gründen.

DE: “Er möchte eine Familie begründen.”
A1
EN: “He wants to start a family.”

DE: “Sie haben zusammen eine kleine Firma begründet.”
A2
EN: “They founded a small company together.”

DE: “Diese Tradition wurde vor über hundert Jahren begründet.”
B1
EN: “This tradition was established over a hundred years ago.”

Words Similar in Spelling to begründen

Begründer begründet begründete gründen hat begründet