grounds

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡɹaʊndz/

Noun

1. plural form of ground

Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative of ground#Verb

Etymology 2

From ground ("basis, surroundings").

Noun

grounds (plural grounds)

1. (legal) Basis or justification for something.

   grounds for divorce

2. The collective land areas that compose a larger area.

   the castle grounds

Translations

• French: raison, motif
• German: Grund, Rechtfertigung
• Russian: основа́ние
• Spanish: causal, razón, causa, motivo, fundamento

Translations

• Portuguese: terreno
• Spanish: terreno

Etymology 3

From ground, past participle of to grind.

Noun

grounds (plural p)

1. The sediment at the bottom of a liquid, or from which a liquid has been filtered.

   coffee grounds

Translations

• French: marc
• German: Satz
• Spanish: concho, poso, hez

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