grounds
pronunciation
How to pronounce grounds in British English:
UK [ɡ'raʊndz]
How to pronounce grounds in American English:
US [ɡ'raʊndz]
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- Noun:
- your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
- the enclosed land around a house or other building
- a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)
- a justification for something existing or happening
- sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
Word Origin
- grounds (n.)
- "residue at the bottom of a liquid," mid-14c., perhaps from past tense of grind (v.). Other senses, such as "enclosed portion of land" (mid-15c.) are from ground (n.).
Example
- 1. There are good grounds for concern about the future .
- 2. That ought to be grounds for concern .
- 3. The anti-frackers have reasonable grounds for worry .
- 4. Demonstrators also broke into the grounds of the american embassy in yemen .
- 5. He has owned the property for 25 years and has an expansive studio on the grounds .