"aufgrund" meaning in German

See aufgrund in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /a͡ʊfˈɡrʊnt/ Audio: De-aufgrund.ogg
Rhymes: -ʊnt Etymology: auf (“on”) + Grund (“ground, reason, soil”) Etymology templates: {{affix|de|auf|Grund|t1=on|t2=ground, reason, soil}} auf (“on”) + Grund (“ground, reason, soil”) Head templates: {{head|de|preposition|with genitive case}} aufgrund (with genitive case)
  1. due to, because of, as a result of, by reason of, on account of Tags: with-genitive Synonyms: wegen, auf … hin, infolge, auf Grund Derived forms: aufgrund dessen, aufgrund von
    Sense id: en-aufgrund-de-prep-~JODz3Fw Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German prepositions

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for aufgrund meaning in German (1.7kB)

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