ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GROUND
Old English grund; related to Old Norse grunn shallow, grunnr, grund plain, Old High German grunt.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GROUND
PRESENT
Present
I ground
you ground
he/she/it grounds
we ground
you ground
they ground
Present continuous
I am grounding
you are grounding
he/she/it is grounding
we are grounding
you are grounding
they are grounding
Present perfect
I have grounded
you have grounded
he/she/it has grounded
we have grounded
you have grounded
they have grounded
Present perfect continuous
I have been grounding
you have been grounding
he/she/it has been grounding
we have been grounding
you have been grounding
they have been grounding
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I grounded
you grounded
he/she/it grounded
we grounded
you grounded
they grounded
Past continuous
I was grounding
you were grounding
he/she/it was grounding
we were grounding
you were grounding
they were grounding
Past perfect
I had grounded
you had grounded
he/she/it had grounded
we had grounded
you had grounded
they had grounded
Past perfect continuous
I had been grounding
you had been grounding
he/she/it had been grounding
we had been grounding
you had been grounding
they had been grounding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will ground
you will ground
he/she/it will ground
we will ground
you will ground
they will ground
Future continuous
I will be grounding
you will be grounding
he/she/it will be grounding
we will be grounding
you will be grounding
they will be grounding
Future perfect
I will have grounded
you will have grounded
he/she/it will have grounded
we will have grounded
you will have grounded
they will have grounded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been grounding
you will have been grounding
he/she/it will have been grounding
we will have been grounding
you will have been grounding
they will have been grounding
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would ground
you would ground
he/she/it would ground
we would ground
you would ground
they would ground
Conditional continuous
I would be grounding
you would be grounding
he/she/it would be grounding
we would be grounding
you would be grounding
they would be grounding
Conditional perfect
I would have ground
you would have ground
he/she/it would have ground
we would have ground
you would have ground
they would have ground
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been grounding
you would have been grounding
he/she/it would have been grounding
we would have been grounding
you would have been grounding
they would have been grounding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you ground
we let´s ground
you ground
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
grounding
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GROUND»
The term «ground» is very widely used and occupies the
2.279 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
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10 QUOTES WITH «GROUND»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
ground.
No matter what message you are about to deliver somewhere, whether it is holding out a hand of friendship, or making clear that you disapprove of something, is the fact that the person sitting across the table is a human being, so the goal is to always establish common ground.
To get involved with a cause, you really have to become aware of it. You have to go on the ground and see with your own eyes, the people who have been affected by it, their process in how they're combating it, and what the organization represents.
Over the past few years, the road to confrontation has shown its consequences: loss of innocent lives, destruction and fear. Most costly, however, was the loss of hope. The most precious gift that you can present to your peoples over the coming weeks is renewed hope born out of tangible progress on the ground.
The poor monkey, quietly seated on the ground, seemed to be in sore trouble at this display of anger.
What I look for in a script is something that challenges me, something that breaks new ground, something that allows me to flex my director muscle. You have got to think fast in this business, you've got to keep reinventing yourself to stay on top.
I choose material instinctually - at the heart of it are characters that I feel are fresh and original, and allow for an opportunity to, I suppose, explore uncharted ground.
In this case, the particle formed has correspondingly less energy, whereas the product nucleus passes into the ground state with emission of the quantity of energy saved as gamma radiation.
I'm an absolute connoisseur of cheeseburgers and like to think that I can detect even mere percentages of shift in fat content in ground meat in a burger and can actually name the temperature to which it was actually cooked to the degree if I'm, you know, really on my game.
In this first testing ground of the atomic bomb I have seen the most terrible and frightening desolation in four years of war. It makes a blitzed Pacific island seem like an Eden. The damage is far greater than photographs can show.
I have seen him set fire to his wigwam and smooth over the graves of his fathers... clap his hand in silence over his mouth, and take the last look over his fair hunting ground, and turn his face in sadness to the setting sun.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GROUND»
Discover the use of
ground in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ground and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Facts on the
Ground: Archaeological Practice and Territorial ...
In this stirring book, Nadia Abu El-Haj addresses these questions and specifies for the first time the relationship between national ideology, colonial settlement, and the production of historical knowledge.
2
A Guide to
Ground Leases: (with Forms and Checklists)
This book addresses all the terms and issues that arise in negotiating a ground lease in a way that meets the landlord's expectations and prevents unwelcome surprises for the tenant.
3
A dark and bloody
ground
Tour. Kentucky never more deserved its Indian appellation A Dark and Bloody Ground than when a small-town physician, seventy-seven-year-old Roscoe Acker, called in an emergency on a sweltering evening in August 1985.
4
Breaking
Ground: Pioneering Women Archaeologists
Presents twelve adventurous, courageous, and often-overlooked woman archaeologists and their contributions to the field of Old World archaeology
Getzel M. Cohen, Martha Sharp Joukowsky, 2006
5
Ground Penetrating Radar, 2nd Edition
This book describes the key elements of the subject of surface penetrating radar, and in general terms the inter-relationship between those topics in electromagnetism, soil science, geophysics and signal processing which form part of its ...
6
Uncommon
Ground: Architecture, Technology, and Topography
How building and site, technology and topography, interact to create successful buildings and resolve theoretical issues in practice.
David Leatherbarrow, 2002
7
Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three ...
Winner of 3 different awards, this is a story of the busing crisis in Boston.
8
Interpreting
Ground-penetrating Radar for Archaeology
Using 20 years of data from more than 600 ground-penetrating radar surveys, Lawrence Conyers provides the consumer of GPR studies with basic information on how to read and interpret GPR data for identifying subsurface remains and do ...
9
Theory of
Ground Vehicles
Retaining the contents and format of previous editions, the Fourth Edition introduces new material to reflect recent advances in ground transportation technology, including: * Computer-aided methods for design and performance evaluation of ...
10
Gaining
Ground: The Origin and Evolution of Tetrapods
This new edition of Jennifer A. Clack's groundbreaking book tells the complex story of their emergence and evolution.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GROUND»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
ground is used in the context of the following news items.
8 heroic pilots who flew into Hell to save ground troops
The pilots below heard the calls for assistance and decided there was nothing that would stop them from saving guys on the ground. «We Are The Mighty, Jul 15»
Is ground game dead?
In the wake of our shock defeat, the temptation is to throw the baby out with the bathwater. But don't write off ground game, warns Jon Ashworth ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
Top tools to get your startup off the ground
Which comes first – the apps or the business? It might sound like a dumb question, but the consequences of building a business on the wrong ... «The Next Web, Jul 15»
CVG: Arrivals, departures resume after ground stop
At 6:17 p.m., the FAA said the CVG ground stop was cancelled, and arrivals and departures have resumed. FAA is working to restore ... «WLWT Cincinnati, Jul 15»
How can UGA make up ground with Jamyest Williams?
Williams, the 4-star cornerback from Archer High School, told the AJC why UGA was second-to-last on his list of favorite colleges. “To be honest ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
Former firefighter who fired gun at man faces stand your ground …
The charges could be dropped if the judge rules the case falls under the stand your ground law. If the judge disagrees, Mckenzie could face ... «WPBF West Palm Beach, Jul 15»
New Horizons: Nasa probe set for ground-breaking Pluto flyby
The Nasa spacecraft New Horizons is due to pass Pluto after travelling more than three billion miles from Earth, giving mankind its first ever ... «The Week UK, Jul 15»
Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper Breaks Ground On Buffalo River …
Local and state leaders stood alongside Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper on Monday morning as they broke ground on one of seven restoration ... «TWC News, Jul 15»
'Stand your ground' law likely to be debated
A state Supreme Court ruling requiring "stand your ground" defendants to prove their innocence has the National Rifle Association hopping ... «WJXT Jacksonville, Jul 15»
New Habitat for Humanity director hits ground running
Habitat for Humanity's newest director, Jacob Kuntz, rolls a fresh coat of paint in a home on Meadow Drive Monday morning. «Helena Independent Record, Jul 15»
