ground
gb/ɡɹˈaʊnd/ us/ɡɹˈaʊnd/
A1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 500
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
A1
entity
1
solid surface of the earth
The solid land under our feet.
వాడుక నమూనా:
the [adjective] ground
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'ground' with 'floor'. 'Ground' is outside; 'floor' is inside a building.
పర్యాయపదాలు
land (Refers to the earth's surface, often in a broader or more general sense.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
sky (The opposite physical space above the earth's surface.)
పదకలయికలు
on the ground
|level ground
|frozen ground
|soft ground
విషయాలు
geography
|daily life
|nature
|space
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I sat on the ground.
- The ground is wet.
- He stood on the ground.
- We walked on the ground.
నామవాచకం
B1
entity
2
reason or justification
A reason for doing or saying something.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[have/provide] grounds for [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may forget that 'grounds' in this meaning is usually plural.
పర్యాయపదాలు
reason (A general explanation for why something is done or believed.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
pretext (A false or misleading reason given to hide the real one.)
పదకలయికలు
grounds for divorce
|on the grounds that
|reasonable grounds
విషయాలు
law
|discussion
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I have no grounds to say that.
- They had grounds to stop him.
- She left on the grounds of illness.
క్రియ
B1
action
3
prevent aircraft from flying
To stop a plane from flying.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to ground [an aircraft/pilot]
పర్యాయపదాలు
suspend (In aviation, to temporarily stop operations for safety or other reasons.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
launch (To send an aircraft into flight.)
పదకలయికలు
ground flights
|ground a pilot
విషయాలు
transportation
|safety
|law
ఉదాహరణలు
- All flights were grounded due to fog.
- The airline grounded its fleet for safety checks.
- The pilot was grounded after failing a medical test.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- Bad weather grounded the plane.
- They grounded all flights today.
- The pilot was grounded for two days.
క్రియ
informal
A2
action
4
punish by restricting outings
To not let a child go out as punishment.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to ground [someone] for [a time period]
పర్యాయపదాలు
confine (To keep someone within limits, though not necessarily as punishment.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
allow out (To permit someone to go outside freely.)
పదకలయికలు
ground a teenager
|ground someone for a week
విషయాలు
family
|behavior
|daily_life
|relationships
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- My dad grounded me for two days.
- She was grounded last weekend.
- He will be grounded if he is late again.
నామవాచకం
technical
B2
entity
5
electrical earth connection
A wire that connects electricity to the earth for safety.
పర్యాయపదాలు
earth (British English term for electrical grounding.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
live wire (An electrical wire carrying current, opposite of grounded.)
పదకలయికలు
ground wire
|ground connection
విషయాలు
technology
|safety
|science
ఉదాహరణలు
- The appliance must be connected to a proper ground.
- He checked if the outlet had a working ground.
- Grounding protects people from electric shock.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- This wire goes to the ground.
- The machine must have a ground.
- Ground stops you from getting shocked.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
ground
IPA
GB/ɡɹˈaʊnd/
US/ɡɹˈaʊnd/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
ground (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (ground)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: ground
- Plural: ground, grounds
Verb
- Base: ground
- 3rd Person Singular: grounds
- Present Participle: grounding
- Past: grounded
సంబంధిత పదాలు
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
పదప్రయోగాలు
get off the ground
1/ɡˈɛt ˈɔf ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd/
idiom
start successfully after effort
To begin and start working well.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The idea is gaining ground among scientists.
- Our team gained ground in the second half.