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- [ground-wurk]
- /ˈgraʊndˌwɜrk/
- /ˈɡraʊnd.wɜːk/
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- [ground-wurk]
- /ˈgraʊndˌwɜrk/
Definitions of groundwork word
- noun groundwork foundation or basis: He laid the groundwork for an international conference. 1
- noun groundwork Preliminary or basic work. 1
- noun groundwork work done in preparation 1
- singular noun groundwork The groundwork for something is the early work on it which forms the basis for further work. 0
- noun groundwork preliminary work as a foundation or basis 0
- noun groundwork the ground or background of a painting, etc 0
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Origin of groundwork
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50; ground1 + work
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Parts of speech for Groundwork
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
groundwork popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
groundwork usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for groundwork
noun groundwork
- preparation — a proceeding, measure, or provision by which one prepares for something: preparations for a journey.
- origin — something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin.
- foundation — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
- footing — the basis or foundation on which anything is established.
- infrastructure — the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization.
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