aufgrund

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Preposition

aufgrund [with genitive]

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

Derived terms

  • aufgrund dessen
  • aufgrund von

References

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