groundwork
/ˈɡɹaʊndˌwɜːɹk/
groundwork noun: the foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
Noun
groundwork (countable and uncountable, plural groundworks)
- The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
- The discovery of the laws of electricity laid the groundwork for a century of innovation.
- This outline programme was compiled by a working party consisting of members from the Regional Planning Office, the civil, mechanical and electrical, and signal engineering departments and the traffic services, on the basis of much groundwork done within each of these departments.1961 December, “Planning the London Midland main-line electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 720
groundwork meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
groundwork in Hindi
- foundation
- नींव nī̃v, आधार ādhār
groundwork in Tamil
- அடிப்படை, அடித்தளம், கடைக்கால், அத்திவாரம், இன்றியமையாப்பகுதி, முதற்கொள்கை
groundwork in Urdu
- groundwork, foundation, introduction
- بھومکا
groundwork in Bengali
- groundwork
- বুনিয়াদ buniẏad
More languagesFewer languages
- groundwork in Malayalam
- അസ്തിവാരം, തറക്കെട്ട്, അടിസ്ഥാനവേല, അടിത്തറ
- groundwork in Gujarati
- ગ્રાઉન્ડવર્ક
- groundwork in Odia
- ଗ୍ରାଉଣ୍ଡୱାର୍କ
- groundwork in Nepali
- ग्राउन्डवर्क
- groundwork in Indonesian
- dasar, fondasi
Examples of groundwork in a sentence
- But, just as sonic heirs such as La Roux or Little Boots capitalise on their groundwork, the old electro guard return with works of real solidity and depth.2009 April 24, Tony Naylor, “Emerging victorious”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 26 Feb 2024:
- I wasn't quite on Scratch's level of thinking outside the box, but it was good groundwork for something the rest of the team could wrap their heads around.2026 March 20, Gooseworx, “hjsakldfhl” (19:55 from the start), in The Amazing Digital Circus, episode 8, spoken by Kinger (Sean Chiplock):
Forms of groundwork
| plural | groundworks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ground-work |
Origin of groundwork
From ground + work.
Words formed from groundwork
Phrases with groundwork
Questions about groundwork
- What does groundwork mean?
- Groundwork means the foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
- What is groundwork in Hindi?
- Groundwork in Hindi is नींव (nī̃v), आधार (ādhār). See Groundwork meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use groundwork in a sentence?
- But, just as sonic heirs such as La Roux or Little Boots capitalise on their groundwork, the old electro guard return with works of real solidity and depth.
- What part of speech is groundwork?
- Groundwork is a noun.
- How do you pronounce groundwork?
- Groundwork is pronounced /ˈɡɹaʊndˌwɜːɹk/.
- What is the plural of groundwork?
- The plural of groundwork is groundworks.
Words near groundwork in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: groundwork (page history and authors); groundwork (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); بھومکا (Urdu) (page history and authors); বুনিয়াদ (Bengali) (page history and authors); groundwork (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); groundwork (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); groundwork (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); groundwork (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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