ground

CEFRA1

/ɡɹaʊnd/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The solid surface of Earth.

  2. 02

    verb

    To stop an aircraft or person from moving or operating.

Examples

  • I found her lying on the ground.

  • The hot sun baked the ground dry.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /ɡɹʊnd/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Soil, earth.

  2. The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.

  3. The bottom of a body of water.

More examples

In context

  • The pirates buried their treasure in the ground.

  • Look, I found a ten dollar bill on the ground!

  • You will need to show good grounds for your action.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English ground, from Old English grund, from Proto-West Germanic *grundu, from Proto-Germanic *grunduz. Cognate with West Frisian grûn, Dutch grond and German Grund. (to punish): Compare (to bring) down to earth, to come down to earth.