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Meaning of "to the ground" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TO THE GROUND

to the ground play
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WHAT DOES TO THE GROUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of to the ground in the English dictionary

The definition of to the ground in the dictionary is completely; absolutely.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TO THE GROUND

to take your full holiday entitlement
to the bitter end
to the fore
to the full
to the hilt
to the left
to the letter
to the life
to the manner born
to the max
to the nth degree
to the point
to the prejudice of
to the skies
to the teeth
to the tune of
to the wide
to the wire
to throw off the shackles of sth
to throw the rule book at sb

WORDS THAT END LIKE TO THE GROUND

all-around
all-round
around
background
bound
break new ground
campground
fall to the ground
foreground
get around
get off the ground
ground
into the ground
playground
round
surround
the high ground
the underground
turnaround
underground
year-round

Synonyms and antonyms of to the ground in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «to the ground» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TO THE GROUND

Find out the translation of to the ground to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of to the ground from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «to the ground» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

到地面
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

al suelo
570 millions of speakers

English

to the ground
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जमीन के लिए
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

على الأرض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

на землю
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ao solo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাটিতে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

au sol
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

ke tanah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

auf den Boden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地面に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지상
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kanggo lemah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிலத்திற்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जमिनीपर्यंत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yere
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

al suolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

do podłoża
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на землю
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

la pământ
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στο έδαφος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tot op die grond
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

till marken
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

til bakken
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of to the ground

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TO THE GROUND»

The term «to the ground» is very widely used and occupies the 81 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TO THE GROUND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about to the ground

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10 QUOTES WITH «TO THE GROUND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word to the ground.
1
Alan Bennett
Were we closer to the ground as children, or is the grass emptier now?
2
James H. Boren
It is hard to look up to a leader who keeps his ear to the ground.
3
Binod Chaudhary
Each country is different. Keep an open mind, and you will able to find where the niche entry level lies - the areas where there are gaps. You have to keep an ear to the ground, and you can find a business opportunity.
4
Andre Dubus III
I feel that writers think with their noses to the ground, and the dark stuff kind of comes to me more, even though I really am sort of an upbeat guy. It's an honest descent into darkness. And you can't have the joy without the grief - it's why we listen to Mozart's 'Requiem.'
5
Abba Eban
A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.
6
Clarissa Pinkola Estes
I am built close to the ground and of extravagant body.
7
Spencer Grammer
I've been learning how to shoot a gun and properly handcuff people so that on the day I need to pull someone down to the ground, it looks and feels natural for me.
8
Sammy Hagar
Overall, we had about 50 meetings where the brothers would say that I couldn't do any solo records, I couldn't write for other people, I couldn't do this and I couldn't do that. These guys were trying to nail my feet to the ground.
9
Anne Graham Lotz
Around 1998, I went through lots of pressures and struggles. My children got married within eight months of each other, my son was diagnosed with cancer and went through major surgery and radiation, my mother had five life-threatening hospitalizations where I stayed with her, my husband's dental office burned to the ground.
10
Eric Massa
Look, half the men who signed the Declaration of Independence were either in debt or bankrupt. The remaining half, most of them lost all their possessions. The only reason Monticello didn't get burned to the ground was that the British patrol missed the road.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TO THE GROUND»

Discover the use of to the ground in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to to the ground and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
STRANGER TO THE GROUND
A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
Richard Bach, 2012
2
Talking to the Ground: One Family's Journey on Horseback ...
Documenting one family's dangerous journey across the harshest deserts of the Southwest, a day-by-day account of adventure and personal growth is also an informative exploration of Navajo life and history. 15,000 first printing. Tour.
Douglas J. Preston, 1995
3
Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground
Ten years after leaving her home to seek a career in New York, Tess, a successful celebrity journalist, returns to the Ozarks and to Branson to interview famed country artist Buck Campbell, the orphaned football player and talented singer ...
Annie Garrett, 1996
4
Our Hearts Fell to the Ground: Plains Indian Views of How ...
"--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Colin G. Calloway, 1996
5
Ear to the ground
Collection of articles that originally appeared in The New vision.
Charles Onyango Obbo, 1996
6
The Mayan Calendar Smashes to the Ground
As I began to write, I looked to spirit guides of my mind that will foster an elevated thought into an adventure linking the past, present, As well as the future.
Kim Ripley Hartt, 2011
7
An Ear To The Ground: Understanding Your Garden
In this new edition Ken Thompson grabs the opportunity to explain why any old plant will do for companion planting - but also that it can do as much harm as good - and why planting by the moon is complete and utter nonsense.
Ken Thompson, 2011
8
Close to the Ground
Even if it takes an eternity, he will make amends.
Jeff Mariotte, 2001
9
The Climate Near the Ground
Their clothes were flapping about vigorously, and they had to hold on tightly to their hats. They had great difficulty in keeping [on] their feet." The optical effects associated with superheated layers of air close to the ground will be discussed in  ...
Rudolf Geiger, Robert H. Aron, Paul Todhunter, 2003
10
An Ear to the Ground: An Anthology of Contemporary American ...
Preface An Ear to the Ground is a collection of poems that affirms the richness and cultural complexity of contemporary poetry in the United States. It is an anthology that abandons the myopic notion of center (European, male literary tradition) ...
Marie Harris, Kathleen Aguero, 1989

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« EDUCALINGO. To the ground [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/to-the-ground>. Apr 2024 ».
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