groundwork
The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the restThe foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
» We're laying the groundwork of a better future for ourselves and our progeny.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
The discovery of the laws of electricity laid the groundwork for a century of innovation.
Grundlage
осно́ваosnóva, фунда́ментfundáment
- preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation
- lowest support of a structure
- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
Examples
6 sentencesWe're laying the groundwork of a better future for ourselves and our progeny.
Thanks for doing the groundwork.
deDanke für die Vorarbeit!
Israel is currently laying the groundwork of its own abolition by ruling out the two-state solution.
I've been meaning to read Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals.
A fortuitous encounter with Tom Jackson laid the groundwork for my new hobby.
Translations
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Origin
From ground + work.From ground + work.
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Forms
plural: groundworksSynonyms
8 synonyms- lowest support of a structure:foundationbasefundamentfootsubstructureunderstructure
- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained:basisbasefoundationfundamentcornerstone
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable