grounded
pronunciation
How to pronounce grounded in British English:
UK [ˈɡraʊndɪd]
How to pronounce grounded in American English:
US [ ˈɡraʊndɪd]
Word Origin
- grounded (adj.)
- late 14c., "learned, instructed thoroughly in the basics;" 1540s as "firmly fixed or established," past participle adjective from ground (v.). Electrical sense is from 1889. Meaning "having been denied privileges" is from 1940s. Dickens had room-ridden "confined to one's room."
Example
- 1. Henan airlines grounded all flights for three days .
- 2. The other five were grounded wednesday .
- 3. He heard shooting and screams , then felt an explosion as a grounded helicopter was destroyed .
- 4. Discussions of homeownership should be grounded in reality .
- 5. But perhaps most of all , it is grounded in pragmatism .