aufgrund

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

auf (on) +‎ Grund (ground, reason, soil)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a͡ʊfˈɡrʊnt/
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  • Hyphenation: auf‧grund
  • Rhymes: -ʊnt

Preposition

aufgrund (with genitive case)

  1. due to, because of, as a result of, by reason of
    Synonyms: wegen, auf … hin, infolge
    Er ließ mich aufgrund eines Diebstahls zur Polizeidirektion bringen.
    He had brought me to the police station because of a theft.

Usage notes

The older spelling of aufgrund is auf Grund. It is still correct but Duden recommends the form aufgrund.

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