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Meaning of Grounds | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
ɡɹaʊndz

Definitions

  1. Basis or justification for something.
  2. The sediment at the bottom of a liquid, or from which a liquid has been filtered.
    plural, plural-only
  3. The collective land areas that compose a larger area.

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca əsas
Bosanski papa
Català causa marro motiu raó terreny
Čeština půda
Cymraeg gwaddod
Suomi perskat peruste poro puitteet tilus
Français marc motif raison
Gaeilge dríodar caife
Galego borra
Hrvatski papa
한국어 경기장 사연 사유
Kurdî hêz motîf papa
Te Reo Māori papa rawa
Nederlands omgeving terrein
Português terreno
Српски papa
Tiếng Việt căn cứ luận cứ

Examples

“grounds for divorce”
“the castle grounds”
“House Prees and Bloods […] were everywhere to be seen in earnest colloquy. For the matter was, that there was some sort of night-prowler about the school grounds.”
“coffee grounds”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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