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! — raggione
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