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Meaning of Groundwork | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية أس الأساس
Български база осно́ва
Ελληνικά θεμέλιο
Français fondation Fondement
Bahasa Indonesia dasar fondasi sendi
Italiano fondamenti
日本語 基礎
한국어
Kurdî çîmento
Latina prīncipium
Te Reo Māori kaupapa
Nederlands grondslag
Polski kanwa osnowa
Português fundamento
Српски база основа

Examples

“The discovery of the laws of electricity laid the groundwork for a century of innovation.”
“This outline programme was compiled by a working party consisting of members from the Regional Planning Office, the civil, mechanical and electrical, and signal engineering departments and the traffic services, on the basis of much groundwork done within each of these departments.”

CEFR level

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