begrunne
verb
justify
B1
oppgi grunn for
justify
German
B1Intermediate
B1
Læreren ba henne begrunne svaret sitt.
The teacher asked her to justify her answer.
C
På 1900-tallet ble eugeniske ideer brukt til å begrunne inngrep i hvem som burde få barn.
In the 20th century, eugenic ideas were used to justify interventions in who should be allowed to have children.