ground (A1)
noun
Pronunciation: /ɡraʊnd/
Definition
The surface of the earth that you walk on.
Examples
The children played on the soft ground.
The plane landed safely on the ground.
He fell to the ground and hurt his knee.
How to Use ground
- ground floor (collocation)
- The floor of a building at street level. — "My office is on the ground floor."
- ground breaking (collocation)
- Very new and important. — "This is a ground breaking discovery."
- grounded (collocation)
- Prevented from going out as a punishment. — "My parents grounded me for a week."
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