ground
The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or undergroundThe surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
Recorded US: Dvortygirl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
» The ground is covered with snow.
Der Boden ist schneebedeckt. — MUIRIEL
Земля покрыта снегом. — drnm2
Земля вкрита снiгом. — rmdas
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By meaning 7
By meaning 5
Examples
1311 sentencesThe ground is covered with snow.
Земля вкрита снiгом. — rmdas
ruЗемля покрыта снегом. — drnm2
deDer Boden ist schneebedeckt. — MUIRIEL
Tom is lying on the ground.
Том лежить на землі. — deniko
ruТом лежит на земле. — marafon
deTom liegt auf dem Boden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I sat down on the ground.
Я сів на землю. — deniko
ruЯ сел на землю. — odexed
Meaning
23 senses(countable, uncountable)The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
Look, I found a ten dollar bill on the ground!
Erde, Erdboden, Land
земля́zemljá, грунтgrunt
земля́zemljá, ґрунтgrunt
the solid part of the earth's surface
(countable, uncountable)Soil, earth.
The worm crawls through the ground.
Erde, Boden, Erdreich
земля́zemljá, по́чваpóčva, грунтgrunt
(countable, uncountable)Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.
Grundfeste
осно́ваosnóva, ба́заbáza
More meanings 20
(countable, uncountable)An electrical conductor connected to the earth, or a large conductor whose electrical potential is taken as zero (such as a steel chassis).
Erde, Masseleitung, Masseverbindung
заземле́ниеzazemlénije, земля́zemljá
a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
(countable)The bottom of a body of water.
Grund
дноdno
дноdno
(UK, countable)A soccer stadium.
Manchester United's ground is known as Old Trafford.
по́леpóle
(countable, uncountable)Background, context, framework, surroundings.
Hintergrund
фонfon
(countable, in the plural, uncountable)Reason, (epistemic) justification, cause.
You will need to show good grounds for your action.
He could not come on grounds of health, or on health grounds.
(countable, in compounds, uncountable)A place suited to a specified activity.
a forest traditionally used as a hunting-ground
(countable, uncountable)The plain surface upon which the figures of an artistic composition are set.
crimson flowers on a white ground
(countable, uncountable)The net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied.
Brussels ground
(countable, in the plural, uncountable)One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which mouldings etc. are attached.
Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering floated flush with them.
Origin
From Middle English ground, from Old English grund, from Proto-West Germanic *grundu, fromFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: groundsSynonyms
18 synonyms- the solid part of the earth's surface:landdry landearthsolid groundterra firma
- a rational motive for a belief or action:reasonoccasion
- the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface:earth
- a relation that provides the foundation for something:footingbasis
- the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground:background
- material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use):landsoil
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
190 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
4 patterns- on the ground
- felt the ground
- at the ground
- losing ground
See also
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