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ground is a grammatical form of: grind

ground

nounAinmfhocal 1 surface of earthstand/hold your groundtalamh masc cmu the ground is soft there tá an talamh bog ansin he was lying on the ground bhí sé ina luí ar an talamh the whole way down to the ground an bealach ar fad síos go talamh a metre below ground méadar faoi thalamh, méadar faoin talamh they stay on the low ground fanann siad ar an talamh ísealmodifiertalún gs as adj cmutalaimh gs as adj cmu ground frost sioc talún, sioc talaimh ground temperature teocht na talún, teocht an talaimh 2 (also grounds) land for specific purposeláthair fem5 cmu football ground páirc pheile the Gaelic Grounds Páirc na nGael hunting ground dúiche sheilge 3 territorytalamh masc cmufód masc1 cmu they're more confident on home ground tá siad níos muiníní ar a bhfód féin 4 (also grounds) also lawdlí reasoncúis fem2 cmubonn masc1 cmuforas technical termtéarma teicniúil masc1 cmu on that ground alone it's unfair ar an mbonn sin féin tá sé éagórach on the grounds that ... ar an mbonn go ...; ó tharla go ...; toisc go ... on the grounds of bad health mar gheall ar dhrochshláinte, de bharr drochshláinte they abstained on religious grounds staon siad ar chúiseanna reiligiúin we had good grounds for refusing bhí cúis mhaith againn diúltú there are grounds for hope tá údar dóchais ann they have grounds for appeal tá foras achomhairc acu grounds for divorce foras le haghaidh colscartha 5 subject, domainábhar masc1 cmuréimse masc4 cmu both books cover the same ground clúdaíonn an dá leabhar an t-ábhar céanna this is new ground for us tá sé seo nua againn it was familiar ground for her bhí seantaithí aici air to go back over old ground dul siar ar an seanscéal céanna, an t-iomaire céanna a threabhadh arís to be on safe ground with sth bheith ar thalamh slán le rud 6 position, opinionseasamh masc1 cmu the middle ground an talamh láir you're either for it or against it, there's no middle ground tá tú ar a shon nó tá tú ina éadan, níl aon idir eatarthu ann 7 level of progress any ground gained was soon lost again is gearr a mhair aon dul chun cinn a rinneadh despite the ground lost over recent months d'ainneoin an dul ar gcúl a tharla le cúpla mí they failed to regain any ground sháraigh orthu aon teacht aniar a dhéanamh 8 artealaín background of paintingbonn masc1 cmu ground colour cúldath masc3 9 (also ground wire) (USSAM) electricalleictreach wiresreang thalmhaithe cmu adjectiveaidiacht 10 militarymíleata of force, attack, etctalún gs as adj cmu ground attack ionsaí talún ground force fórsa talún 11 foodbia crushedmeilte adj3 cmu ground almond almóinn mheilte verbbriathar 12 aerospaceaeraspás order plane etc down transitiveaistreachcoinnigh ar talamhcoimeád ar talamh 13 base idea etc on sth transitiveaistreachbunaigh PhrV cmu he grounded his theory on Marxism bhunaigh sé a theoiric ar an Marxachas it's grounded in Irish tradition tá sé fréamhaithe i dtraidisiún na hÉireann 14 teach (sb) basics of transitiveaistreach to ground sb in sth buneolas ar rud a thabhairt do dhuine, bunoiliúint i rud a chur ar dhuine they're well grounded in current theory tá buneolas maith acu ar an teoiric reatha 15 punish child etc transitiveaistreachcoinnigh istigh cmucoimeád istigh cmu he was grounded for a few days coinníodh istigh ar feadh cúpla lá é 16 sportspórt touch ball down transitiveaistreachtalmhaigh verb cmu 17 of boat intransitiveneamhaistreachtriomaigh verb cmusuigh verb cmu transitiveaistreachtriomaigh verb cmu 18 (USSAM) electricalleictreach earth transitiveaistreachtalmhaigh verb cmu SubformsSainfhoirmeacha → grounds PhrasesNathanna to lose ground 1 militarymíleata concede territorycúlú cmudul ar gcúl cmutitim siar government forces are losing ground to the rebels tá fórsaí an rialtais ag cúlú roimh na reibiliúnaigh 2 athleticslúthchleasaíocht, horsehorse fall back in racetitim ar gcúltitim siar 3 concede advantagedul ar gcúl cmu the euro lost ground against the dollar chuaigh an euro ar gcúl in aghaidh an dollair to gain ground 1 militarymíleata capture territorytalamh a ghabháiltalamh a thabhairt faoi do smacht 2 progress, advancedul chun cinn cmudul chun cinn a dhéanamh cmu from the ground up 1 from scratchó bhonnón mbonn aníos it was redesigned from the ground up rinneadh é a athdhearadh ó bhonn 2 starting with the lowest ranksón mbun aníos the organisation should be run from the ground up ba cheart gurbh ón mbun aníos a bheadh an eagraíocht á reáchtáil to get off the ground 1 get startedtosú cmu the scheme never really got off the ground níor thosaigh an scéim i gceart riamh 2 aerospaceaeraspás take offéirí de thalamh cmu to get sth off the ground tús a chur le rudrud a thosúrud a chur ar bun to go to ground dul i bhfolachimeacht as radharc on your own ground ar d'fhód féinar do théarmaí féin on the ground ar an talamhar an láthair cmu to shift your ground malairt seasaimh a ghlacadhdo phort a athrú to stand your ground (also to hold your ground) 1 refuse to changean fód a sheasamh cmucos a chur i dtaca cmu they stood their ground sheas siad an fód, níor ghéill siad, níor thug siad isteach 2 refuse to movean fód a sheasamh cmu
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