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grunnlegge

verbverb

to found, to establish · to base (something) on

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. begynne på;
    etablere, skape, danne
    to start up;
    to establish, to create, to form
    • grunnlegge et hjem to found a home
    • hun var i sin tid med på å grunnlegge orkesteret in her day she helped to found the orchestra
  2. bygge (på), tufte (II)to found on, to base on · to lay the foundations of to build (on), to found on, to base ontufte (II)
    • bevegelsen er grunnlagt på radikale ideer the movement is founded on radical ideas