gründen

== German == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle High German gründen. Analyzable as Grund +‎ -en with derivational umlaut. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡʁʏndn̩/, /ˈɡʁʏndən/ === Verb === gründen (weak, third-person singular present gründet, past tense gründete, past participle gegründet, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to found, to establish (a community, settlement, organization, company, etc.) Near-synonyms: bilden, stiften, begründen eine Familie gründen ― to start a family (reflexive) to form (intransitively), to be founded Synonym: sich bilden Der Verein hat sich 1990 gegründet. ― The club formed in 1990. (intransitive, sometimes reflexive) to be based on, to build on (of a plan, achievement, ideology, etc.) [with auf (+ dative) ‘on something’] Synonym: basieren ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Grund === Further reading === “gründen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “gründen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “gründen” in Duden online “gründen” in OpenThesaurus.de