ground

1. (US, transitive)To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.

   connect to a ground

2. (Philippines, transitive)To electrocute.

3. (transitive)To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing them to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.

   If you don't clean your room, I'll have no choice but to ground you.

   Eric, you are grounded until further notice for lying to us about where you were last night!

   Hausarrest geben

4. (transitive)To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.

   Because of the bad weather, all flights were grounded.

   Startverbot erteilen

5. (transitive)To give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles.

   Jim was grounded in maths.

   instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject

6. To place a bat or part of the body on the ground to avoid being run out.

   place or put on the ground

7. To hit a ground ball. Compare fly (verb (regular)) and line (verb).

   hit or reach the ground

8. (transitive)To place something on the ground.

   bring to the ground

9. (intransitive)To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed.

   The ship grounded on the bar.

10. To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.

    fix firmly and stably

11. To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching, or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.

12. (transitive)To improve or focus the mental or emotional state of.

    I ground myself with meditation.

1. The ground is covered with snow.

   Земля вкрита снiгом.

   ruЗемля покрыта снегом.

   deDer Boden ist schneebedeckt.

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2. Tom is lying on the ground.

   Том лежить на землі.

   ruТом лежит на земле.

   deTom liegt auf dem Boden.

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3. I sat down on the ground.

   Я сів на землю.

   ruЯ сел на землю.

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4. A dead leaf fell to the ground.

   Сухий лист впав на землю.

   deEin trockenes Blatt fiel zu Boden.

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5. I heard something fall to the ground.

   Я чув, як щось упало на землю.

   ruЯ слышал, как что-то упало.

   deIch hörte etwas auf den Boden fallen.

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