ground
gb/ɡɹˈaʊnd/ us/ɡɹˈaʊnd/
A1
إنجليزي
~ 500
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
A1
entity
1
solid surface of the earth
The solid land under our feet.
نمط الاستخدام:
the [adjective] ground
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'ground' with 'floor'. 'Ground' is outside; 'floor' is inside a building.
مرادفات
land (Refers to the earth's surface, often in a broader or more general sense.)
أضداد
sky (The opposite physical space above the earth's surface.)
تراكيب شائعة
on the ground
|level ground
|frozen ground
|soft ground
مواضيع
geography
|daily life
|nature
|space
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The children sat on the ground to watch the parade.
- The heavy rain made the ground muddy.
- They found coins buried in the ground.
- The tent was pitched on level ground.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- I sat on the ground.
- The ground is wet.
- He stood on the ground.
- We walked on the ground.
اسم
B1
entity
2
reason or justification
A reason for doing or saying something.
نمط الاستخدام:
[have/provide] grounds for [something]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may forget that 'grounds' in this meaning is usually plural.
مرادفات
reason (A general explanation for why something is done or believed.)
أضداد
pretext (A false or misleading reason given to hide the real one.)
تراكيب شائعة
grounds for divorce
|on the grounds that
|reasonable grounds
مواضيع
law
|discussion
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The police had no grounds to search his house.
- She resigned on the grounds of ill health.
- There are strong grounds for believing he is innocent.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- I have no grounds to say that.
- They had grounds to stop him.
- She left on the grounds of illness.
فعل
B1
action
3
prevent aircraft from flying
To stop a plane from flying.
نمط الاستخدام:
to ground [an aircraft/pilot]
مرادفات
suspend (In aviation, to temporarily stop operations for safety or other reasons.)
أضداد
launch (To send an aircraft into flight.)
تراكيب شائعة
ground flights
|ground a pilot
مواضيع
transportation
|safety
|law
أمثلة
- All flights were grounded due to fog.
- The airline grounded its fleet for safety checks.
- The pilot was grounded after failing a medical test.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- Bad weather grounded the plane.
- They grounded all flights today.
- The pilot was grounded for two days.
فعل
informal
A2
action
4
punish by restricting outings
To not let a child go out as punishment.
نمط الاستخدام:
to ground [someone] for [a time period]
مرادفات
confine (To keep someone within limits, though not necessarily as punishment.)
أضداد
allow out (To permit someone to go outside freely.)
تراكيب شائعة
ground a teenager
|ground someone for a week
مواضيع
family
|behavior
|daily_life
|relationships
أمثلة
- Her parents grounded her for a month after she missed curfew.
- He was grounded and couldn't go to the party.
- If you don't finish your homework, you'll be grounded.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- My dad grounded me for two days.
- She was grounded last weekend.
- He will be grounded if he is late again.
اسم
technical
B2
entity
5
electrical earth connection
A wire that connects electricity to the earth for safety.
مرادفات
earth (British English term for electrical grounding.)
أضداد
live wire (An electrical wire carrying current, opposite of grounded.)
تراكيب شائعة
ground wire
|ground connection
مواضيع
technology
|safety
|science
أمثلة
- The appliance must be connected to a proper ground.
- He checked if the outlet had a working ground.
- Grounding protects people from electric shock.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- This wire goes to the ground.
- The machine must have a ground.
- Ground stops you from getting shocked.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
ground
IPA
GB/ɡɹˈaʊnd/
US/ɡɹˈaʊnd/
المقاطع والنبر
ground (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (ground)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: ground
- Plural: ground, grounds
Verb
- Base: ground
- 3rd Person Singular: grounds
- Present Participle: grounding
- Past: grounded
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
Core family
underground
adjective A2
playground
noun A2
Related words
background
noun A2
Negative and opposite forms
groundless
adjective
Advanced or less common
groundwork
noun
foreground
noun
تعبيرات
get off the ground
1/ɡˈɛt ˈɔf ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd/
idiom
start successfully after effort
To begin and start working well.
أمثلة
- The project finally got off the ground after months of delays.
- Her business is just getting off the ground.
lose ground
1/lˈuz ɡɹˈaʊnd/
idiom
lose position or advantage
To fall behind or become less successful.
أمثلة
- Our company is losing ground to competitors.
- He began to lose ground after the injury.
on the grounds that
1/ˈɔn ðə ɡɹˈaʊndz ðˈæt/
fixed phrase
because of a stated reason
Because of the reason that is given.
أمثلة
- He refused on the grounds that it was too risky.
- They were excused on the grounds that they were unwell.
break new ground
1/bɹˈeɪk njˈu ɡɹˈaʊnd/
idiom
do something innovative first time
To do something new and different that no one has done before.
أمثلة
- The research breaks new ground in cancer treatment.
- The scientist broke new ground in cancer research.
- She broke new ground in modern dance.
- Their latest album breaks new ground in jazz music.
gain ground
1/ɡˈeɪn ɡɹˈaʊnd/
idiom
make progress or advance
To move forward or become more successful than before.
أمثلة
- Our team is gaining ground on the competition.
- The new product is gaining ground in the market.
gain ground
2/ɡˈeɪn ɡɹˈaʊnd/
idiom
make progress or advance
To move forward or become more successful.
أمثلة
- The idea is gaining ground among scientists.
- Our team gained ground in the second half.