Engels Woord van de dag

ground

grond

Definities

Engels > Nederlands

ground

1. grond, bodem

grind

1. (ik) maal

2. (we) malen

3. malen, vermalen

4. schuren

Engels > Engels

ground

1. n. The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.

2. n. Terrain.

3. n. Soil, earth.

The worm crawls through the ground.

The fox escaped from the hounds by going to ground.

4. n. The bottom of a body of water.

5. n. Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.

6. n. reason, Reason, (epistemic) justification, cause.

You will need to show good grounds for your action.

He could not come on grounds of health, or on health grounds.

7. n. Background, context, framework, surroundings.

8. n. (historical) The area on which a battle is fought, particularly as referring to the area occupied by one side or the other. Often, according to the eventualities, "to give ground" or "to gain ground".

9. n. (metaphorical) Hence, by extension, advantage given or gained in any contest; e.g. in football, chess, debate or academic discourse.

10. n. plain surface upon which the figures of an artistic composition are set.

crimson flowers on a white ground

11. n. In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.

12. n. In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied.

Brussels ground

13. n. In etching, a gummy substance spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle.

14. n. (architecture, mostly, in the plural) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which mouldings etc. are attached.

Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering floated flush with them.

15. n. A soccer stadium.

Manchester United's ground is known as Old Trafford.

16. n. (electricity, Canadian, and US) An electrical conductor connected to the ground.

17. n. (electricity, Canadian, and US) A level of electrical potential used as a zero reference.

18. n. (cricket) The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; the part of the field behind a batsman's popping crease where he can not be run out (h

19. n. (music) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.

20. n. (music) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.

21. n. The pit of a theatre.

22. v. (US) To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.

23. v. To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing him/her to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.

If you don't clean your room, I'll have no choice but to ground you.

Eric, you are grounded until further notice for lying to us about where you were last night!

My kids are currently grounded from television.

24. v. To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.

Because of the bad weather, all flights were grounded.

25. v. To give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles.

Jim was grounded in maths.

26. v. (baseball) to hit a ground ball; to hit a ground ball which results in an out. Compare fly (verb(regular)) and line (verb).

Jones grounded to second in his last at-bat.

27. v. (cricket) (of a batsman) to place his bat, or part of his body, on the ground behind the popping crease so as not to be run out

28. v. (intransitive) To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed.

The ship grounded on the bar.

29. v. To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.

30. v. (fine arts) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching, or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.

31. v. To improve or focus the mental or emotional state of.

I ground myself with meditation.

I ground the coffee up nicely.

32. adj. Crushed, or reduced to small particles.

ground mustard seed

33. adj. Processed by grinding.

lenses of ground glass

Nederlands > Engels

grond

1. n-m. ground, dirt, soil

2. n-m. floor, ground

op de grond - on the floor/ground

3. n-m. ground, land, territory

Uitspraak

Voorbeeldzinnen

I live on the ground floor.
    Ik woon op de begane grond.
When was the last time you slept on the ground?
    Wanneer heb je voor het laatst op de grond geslapen?
In my new house, the living room is on the ground floor and the bedroom is on the first floor.
    In mijn nieuwe huis is de woonkamer op de begane grond en de slaapkamer op de eerste verdieping.
The restaurant is on the ground floor.
    Het restaurant bevindt zich op de benedenverdieping.
The old man fell down on the ground.
    De oude man viel op de grond.

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