ground

[US]/graʊnd/
[UK]/ɡraʊnd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the solid surface of the earth; an area of land; a specified area; a battlefield
vt. establish the basis for; cause (a boat or ship) to touch the bottom; bring into contact with the ground
vi. bring a boat or ship into contact with the ground; land
adj. relating to land; situated on or at the surface of the earth

Phrases & Collocations

on the ground

solid ground

common ground

break new ground

to the ground

ground water

hit the ground

in the ground

ground floor

ground surface

below ground

on ground

soft ground

ground pressure

find common ground

training ground

open ground

Example Sentences

The ground is dry.

There is no ground for anxiety.

ground the truth into their heads.

level the ground for a lawn.

the ground plan for an invasion.

they hit the ground with a flop.

The truck ground to a stop.

Adultery was a ground for divorce.

Desertion is a ground for divorce.

The key fell on the ground with a jingle.

a guesthouse on the grounds of the mansion.

he ground it into a fine dust.

the fragrance of fresh-ground coffee.

freshly ground black pepper.

Real-world Examples

C) Adopting scientifically grounded approaches to teaching reading.

Source: Past exam papers for the English CET-6 reading section.

Did you search the grounds? Attics to cellar.

Source: Roman Holiday Selection

You have the grounds for a start afresh.

Source: This is how legal English should be said.

But there are few places where clients have more grounds for complaint than America.

Source: Past exam papers of the English reading section for the postgraduate entrance examination (English I).

And the book covers less ground than a stats primer ought.

Source: The Economist - Arts

Meteoroids become meteors when they enter our atmosphere and meteorites when they hit the ground.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation August 2020

I have solid grounds, and I have evidence.

Source: Arrow Season 1

It is a sacred ground for us.

Source: VOA Daily Standard August 2020 Collection

His report should not be grounded on imaginations.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

How was the process of getting Timeless taken off the ground?

Source: Listening Digest

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