ground
/ɡraʊnd/noun
उच्चारण ग्राउन्ड
ज़मीन, भूमि; मैदान; क्षेत्र; आधार
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[sing., U, C]
the solid surface of the earth; soil on the surface of the earth; an area of open land used for a particular purpose; an area of interest, knowledge or ideas; (grounds) a good or true reason for saying or doing something
ज़मीन, भूमि; मैदान; क्षेत्र; आधार
- sit on the ground
- a cricket ground
- on the grounds of ill health
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- The ground was soft after the monsoon rain.
- Children were playing football on the school ground.
- She fell to the ground but was not hurt.
- The teacher covered a lot of ground in the first lesson.
- He has strong grounds for complaining about the delay.
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[T]
to prevent a plane from taking off; to punish a child by not allowing them to go out with their friends; (be grounded in) to be based on something
(विमान) उड़ान रोकना; बाहर जाने से रोकना; आधारित होना
- All flights were grounded.
- grounded in facts
- Fog grounded all the flights at the airport this morning.
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- His parents grounded him for a week because he came home late.
- The argument is grounded in solid research.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
on the ground / in the ground / under the ground
Use on the ground for the surface, in the ground for something fixed or buried in soil, and under the ground for something below the surface.
सतह के लिए 'on the ground', मिट्टी में गड़ी या लगी चीज़ के लिए 'in the ground' और सतह के नीचे के लिए 'under the ground' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The children sat on the ground and ate their lunch.
- The farmer planted the saplings in the ground before the monsoon.
grounds for + noun / -ing
In the plural, grounds means a good reason, and it is followed by for or by a to-infinitive in some phrases.
बहुवचन में 'grounds' का अर्थ उचित कारण होता है, और उसके बाद for आता है।
- There are no grounds for complaint.
- She has good grounds for refusing the offer.
on the grounds that / on the grounds of
This phrase gives the official reason for an action. Use that with a clause and of with a noun.
यह phrase किसी कार्य का औपचारिक कारण बताता है। पूरे वाक्य के साथ 'that' और noun के साथ 'of' लगता है।
- He was refused leave on the grounds that the work was urgent.
- The petition was rejected on the grounds of delay.
ground (verb) + sb / sth
As a verb it means to stop a plane from flying, or to punish a child by not letting them go out. It is usually used in the passive.
Verb के रूप में इसका अर्थ विमान को उड़ान से रोकना या बच्चे को बाहर जाने से रोककर दंडित करना है। इसका प्रयोग प्रायः passive में होता है।
- All flights were grounded because of the dense fog.
- Radhika was grounded for a week after she lied.
the grounds of + building (plural noun)
Grounds, always plural, means the land around a large building such as a school or a fort.
हमेशा बहुवचन में 'grounds' का अर्थ स्कूल या किले जैसी बड़ी इमारत के आसपास की ज़मीन है।
- The school grounds are open to the public on Sundays.
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adjective + ground
fertilecommonsolidhighfirmsafe
- The two parties finally found common ground on the budget.
verb + ground
breakgainlosecoverholdstand
- The new batsman stood his ground against the fast bowlers.
ground + noun
floorwaterstaffruleslevel
- The shop is on the ground floor of the old building.
adjective + grounds
legalmedicalstrongreasonablereligiousvalid
- He took leave on medical grounds.
sports / playing ground
cricketfootballplayingparadetraininghome
- The match will be played on the cricket ground near the college.
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- The fruit fell to the ground when the wind blew.
हवा चलने पर फल ज़मीन पर गिर गया।
- You have no grounds for blaming your teammates.
आपके पास अपने साथियों को दोष देने का कोई उचित कारण नहीं है।
- The candidate was disqualified on the grounds that his form was incomplete.
उम्मीदवार को इस आधार पर अयोग्य ठहराया गया कि उसका फ़ॉर्म अधूरा था।
- Politics is not familiar ground for a doctor.
राजनीति एक डॉक्टर के लिए परिचित क्षेत्र नहीं है।
- Coffee grounds can be used as manure in a garden.
कॉफ़ी की तलछट को बगीचे में खाद के रूप में प्रयोग किया जा सकता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The children were playing in the ground.
✓ The children were playing on the ground.
For the surface of the earth, use on the ground; in the ground means in the soil.
पृथ्वी की सतह के लिए 'on the ground' आता है; 'in the ground' का अर्थ मिट्टी के अंदर होता है।
✗ The match was cancelled on the ground of heavy rain.
✓ The match was cancelled on the grounds of heavy rain.
In this phrase, grounds is plural: on the grounds of, or on grounds of.
इस phrase में 'grounds' बहुवचन में आता है: 'on the grounds of' या 'on grounds of'।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Ground, soil and land all refer to the earth, but each looks at it differently.
Ground, soil और land तीनों पृथ्वी से जुड़े हैं, पर हर शब्द उसे अलग दृष्टि से देखता है।
The surface you stand on, or a piece of land used for a purpose.
वह सतह जिस पर आप खड़े होते हैं, या किसी उद्देश्य के लिए प्रयुक्त भूमि का टुकड़ा।
- The cattle were resting on open ground.
The top layer of earth in which plants grow.
पृथ्वी की ऊपरी परत जिसमें पौधे उगते हैं।
- The black soil of Maharashtra is good for cotton.
Ground owned, farmed or built on, or dry earth as opposed to sea.
स्वामित्व, खेती या निर्माण की भूमि, या समुद्र के विपरीत सूखी भूमि।
- His family owns ten acres of land.
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stand/hold your ground
to refuse to change your opinions or move back when people are opposing you or attacking you
अपनी बात पर डटे रहना, पीछे न हटना
- Radhika stood her ground and refused to sign the wrong report.
- The soldiers held their ground against the attack.
break new ground
to make a new discovery or do sth that has not been done before
नई ज़मीन तैयार करना, कुछ अभूतपूर्व करना
- The scientists broke new ground in cancer research.
- The film breaks new ground in Indian cinema.
lose ground (to sb/sth)
to become less powerful or popular
पिछड़ना, (लोकप्रियता या ताक़त) खोना
- The party is losing ground to its rivals.
- Print newspapers are losing ground to online news.
get (sth) off the ground
to start happening successfully; to make sth start happening successfully
(किसी योजना को) शुरू कर पाना, अमल में लाना
- The project never got off the ground.
- We need funds to get the scheme off the ground.
cut the ground from under sb's feet
to suddenly spoil sb's plans or make them seem weak or foolish
किसी के पैरों तले ज़मीन खिसका देना, उसकी योजना बिगाड़ देना
- The new evidence cut the ground from under his feet.
- Her announcement cut the ground from under our feet.
run/drive sb/sth to ground/earth
to find sb/sth after looking hard for a long time
लंबी खोज के बाद किसी को ढूँढ निकालना
- Police finally ran the gang to ground in Mumbai.
- I ran the old book to ground in a second-hand shop.
thin on the ground
not available in large numbers or amounts
कम, बहुत थोड़ी मात्रा में
- Good teachers are thin on the ground in rural areas.
- Jobs are thin on the ground this year.
cover a lot of ground
to travel a long distance; to deal with a wide range of information and subjects
लंबी दूरी तय करना; बहुत-से विषय निपटाना
- We covered a lot of ground on the first day of the trip.
- The lecture covered a lot of ground.
suit sb down to the ground
(British English, informal) to be very convenient or acceptable for sb
किसी के लिए एकदम उपयुक्त होना
- This job suits me down to the ground.
- A house near the school would suit us down to the ground.
work, etc. yourself into the ground
to work so hard that you become extremely tired
ख़ुद को काम में झोंककर थका देना
- She worked herself into the ground before the exams.
- Don't run yourself into the ground.
go to ground/earth
(British English) to hide, especially to escape sb who is chasing you
छिप जाना, भूमिगत हो जाना
- After the scandal, he went to ground.
- The suspects went to ground in the forest.
on firm ground
sure about your beliefs and opinions, etc.; in a strong position
पक्की ज़मीन पर, मज़बूत स्थिति में
- You're on firm ground if you stick to the facts.
- With strong evidence, the prosecution is on firm ground.
from the ground up
completely, from the beginning
शुरू से, नींव से
- She built the company from the ground up.
- We need to rebuild the system from the ground up.
hit the ground running
to start doing sth and continue very quickly and successfully
शुरुआत से ही पूरे जोश से काम में लग जाना
- The new collector hit the ground running.
- We need someone who can hit the ground running.
prepare the ground (for sth)
to make it possible or easier for sth to happen
किसी चीज़ के लिए ज़मीन तैयार करना
- The talks prepared the ground for a peace deal.
- His research prepared the ground for later discoveries.
shift your ground
to change your opinion about a subject, especially during a discussion
अपना रुख़ बदल लेना
- He kept shifting his ground during the debate.
- The government has shifted its ground on the issue.
on your own ground / on home ground
in a place or situation that you know well
अपने इलाक़े में, जानी-पहचानी स्थिति में
- The team is hard to beat on home ground.
- She was on her own ground when talking about history.
the (moral) high ground
a position in which you claim that your arguments are morally better than those of your opponents
नैतिक बढ़त
- Both parties are trying to take the moral high ground.
- By apologizing first, he took the high ground.
worship the ground sb walks on
to love and admire sb very much
किसी की पूजा करना, किसी पर जान छिड़कना
- He worships the ground she walks on.
- Her students worship the ground she walks on.
give ground (to sb/sth)
to allow sb to have an advantage; to lose your advantage
पीछे हटना, बढ़त गँवाना
- Neither side was willing to give ground.
- The army refused to give ground.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Homonym: ground is also the past tense of grind ('ground spices').
Homonym: ground, grind का past tense भी है ('ground spices', पिसे मसाले)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Break new ground (do something new), gain or lose ground (become more or less successful), hold or stand your ground (refuse to change your position), get off the ground (start successfully), on the ground (in the place where real action happens), cut the ground from under sb's feet (spoil somebody's plan), common ground (shared opinions), down to the ground (completely: 'It suits me down to the ground'), grounds for (a reason for: 'grounds for complaint').
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: break new ground (कुछ नया करना), gain या lose ground (अधिक या कम सफल होना), hold या stand your ground (अपनी स्थिति बदलने से इनकार, डटे रहना), get off the ground (सफलतापूर्वक शुरू होना), on the ground (जहाँ वास्तविक कार्य होता है, ज़मीनी स्तर पर), cut the ground from under sb's feet (किसी की योजना बिगाड़ना), common ground (साझा राय), down to the ground (पूरी तरह: 'It suits me down to the ground'), grounds for (का कारण: 'grounds for complaint')।
Background, playground, underground, ground floor.
Collocations (compound words): background (पृष्ठभूमि), playground (खेल का मैदान), underground (ज़मीन के नीचे का), ground floor (भूतल)। इन सभी में ground शब्द जुड़ा है।