Groundwork Meaning
/ɡrˈaʊˌndwɜrk/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
Sentence Examples
I've been meaning to read Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals.
We're laying the groundwork of a better future for ourselves and our progeny.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The volunteers did the ____ for the new garden by clearing weeds.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The researchers spent several months laying the ____ for their study by reviewing existing literature on the topic.
Word Origin & History
From ground + work.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"This outline programme was compiled by a working party consisting of members from the Regional Planning Office, the civil, mechanical and electrical, and signal engineering departments and the traffic services, on the basis of much groundwork done within each of these departments."
— 1961 December, “Planning the London Midland main-line electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 720:
"Oft-derided, even in its 2002 heyday, no one expected electroclash to last. But, just as sonic heirs such as La Roux or Little Boots capitalise on their groundwork, the old electro guard return with works of real solidity and depth."
— 2009 April 24, Tony Naylor, “Emerging victorious”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 26 Feb 2024:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The volunteers did the ____ for the new garden by clearing weeds.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The researchers spent several months laying the ____ for their study by reviewing existing literature on the topic.