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fundament

noun neutersubstantiv intetkjønn

foundation · basis

EtymologyOpphav

fra latin; av fundereto ponder, to mull over, to muse · to found, to base, to substantiate from Latin; from fundereto ponder, to mull over, to muse · to found, to base, to substantiate

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. nederste, bærende del på byggverk;
    underlag (2)a surface (to stand or move on), grunn (I, 6)solid ground     the lowest, load-bearing part of a structure;
    a surface (to stand or move on)underlag (2), solid groundgrunn (I, 6)
    • støpe husets fundament to pour the foundations of the house
  2. i overført betydning: grunnlagbasis · foundation · grounds, basis (2)a basis;
    forutsetning (1)a precondition     figuratively: a foundationgrunnlag, a basisbasis (2);
    a preconditionforutsetning (1)
    • fundamentet for samarbeidet the foundation of the collaboration
    • bygge et godt økonomisk fundament for kommende generasjoner to build a sound financial foundation for generations to come