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begrunne

verbverb

to justify · to give reasons for

PronunciationUttale

begrunˊne

EtymologyOpphav

fra tysk from German

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

oppgi grunn (I, 7)a reason for;
grunngito justify, motivereto motivate · to justify, to give the reason for, underbyggeto substantiate
to state a reasongrunn (I, 7) for;
to justifygrunngi, to give the motive formotivere, to substantiateunderbygge
  • begrunne en avgjørelse to give reasons for a decision
  • begrunne oppsigelsen to justify the dismissal
  • hvordan vil du begrunne det? how would you justify that?
  • begrunne et vedtak to give the grounds for a resolution
  • antakelsen er dårlig begrunnet i forskning the assumption is poorly grounded in research
  • særavgifter som er begrunnet med fordelingshensyn excise duties justified by distributional concerns
brukt som adjektiv: used as an adjective:
  • utarbeide et begrunnet forslag to draw up a reasoned proposal
  • ha en begrunnet mistanke om noe to have a well-founded suspicion about something
  • ha et begrunnet håp om at det skal gå bra to have good reason to hope that it will turn out well