ground

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ground
Received Pronunciation, General American, Standard Canadian (AFI)	/gɹaʊnd/ Londres^ⓘ California^ⓘ EE. UU.^ⓘ
Australia (AFI)	/gɹæɔnd/ Queensland^ⓘ
Nueva Zelanda (AFI)	/gɹæʊnd/
longitud silábica	monosílaba

Del inglés medio grounde, del inglés antiguo grund, del protogermánico *grunduz.

ground (contable e incontable) ¦ plural: grounds

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2 Electricidad

Tierra eléctrica.

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Los fundamentos de un argumento.

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Poner algo en la tierra o en contacto con la tierra.

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Dar una base o fundamento.

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Evitar que un piloto o un avión vuelen.

11 Electricidad

Conectar (un conductor eléctrico o aparato) a tierra.

break ground, arar la tierra, iniciar una excavación, prepararse para una tarea o empresa.
cover ground, pasar o recorrer cierta área, avanzar en un trabajo.
cut the ground from under, invalidar o refutar un argumento, posición, persona, etc.
from the ground up, gradualmente de lo elemental a lo avanzado, completamente.
gain ground, progresar, avanzar, ganar aceptación o aprobación.
give ground, someterse, ceder, retractarse.
hold or stand one's ground, mantener su posición.
into the ground, Más allá de un punto razonable o necesario.
lose ground, Perder ventaja, popularidad o aceptación, retirarse.
off the ground, en acción, en camino.
on one's own ground, En un terreno o situación muy conocido por uno.
on the ground, En el lugar de interés
shift ground, Cambiar la posición en un argumento o situación
suit down to the ground, Ser perfectamente satisfactorio.
take the ground, (En náutica). Quedar varado.
to ground, al refugio subterráneo, o similar; a ocultarse

Conjugación de ground (grounded, grounded) (regular) [▲▼]

Formas no personales (verboides)
Infinitivo	ground
Gerundio	grounding
Participio	grounded
Formas personales
Modo indicativo
	I	you (thou)	he, she, it	we, you, they
Presente	I ground	you ground, groundest^†	he, she, it grounds, groundeth^†	we, you, they ground
Pretérito	I grounded	you grounded, groundedst^†	he, she, it grounded	we, you, they grounded
Pretérito compuesto	I have grounded	you have grounded	he, she, it has grounded	we, you, they have grounded
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto	I had grounded	you had grounded	he, she, it had grounded	we, you, they had grounded
Futuro	I will ground	you will ground	he, she, it will ground	we, you, they will ground
Futuro compuesto	I will have grounded	you will have grounded	he, she, it will have grounded	we, you, they will have grounded
Modo condicional
	I	you	he, she, it	we, you, they
Condicional simple	I would ground	you would ground	he, she, it would ground	we, you, they would ground
Condicional compuesto	I would have grounded	you would have grounded	he, she, it would have grounded	we, you, they would have grounded
Modo subjuntivo
	I	you	he, she, it	we, you, they
Presente	I ground	you ground	he, she, it ground	we, you, they ground
Pretérito	I grounded	you grounded	he, she, it grounded	we, you, they grounded
Modo imperativo
	―	(you)	―	(we)
Presente	― ―	(you) ground	― ―	(we) let's ground
Leyenda: † arcaico, x no normativo, ■ cambio ortográfico, ■ irregularidad