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grond meaning in English

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grond substantief
{m}

ground [grounds](surface of the Earth)
noun
[UK: ɡraʊnd] [US: ˈɡraʊnd]

reason [reasons](that which causes: a cause)
noun
[UK: ˈriː.zən] [US: ˈriː.zən]

soil [soils](mixture of sand and organic material)
noun
[UK: sɔɪl] [US: sɔɪl]

grondbezit substantief
{n}

demesne(lord's chief manor place)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈmeɪn] [US: dɪ.ˈmeɪn]

grondbezitter substantief
{m}

landowner [landowners](a person who owns land)
noun
[UK: ˈlæn.dəʊ.nə(r)] [US: ˈlænˌdo.ʊ.nər]

grondeleend substantief
{m} {f}

dabbling duck(duck that feeds by dabbling)
noun

grondgebied substantief
{n}

territory [territories](large tract of land)
noun
[UK: ˈte.rɪt.r̩i] [US: ˈte.rə.ˌtɔː.ri]

grondgesteente substantief
{n}

bedrock(underground solid rock)
noun
[UK: ˈbed.rɒk] [US: ˈbed.rɑːk]

grondig bijvoeglijk naamwoord

careful(meticulous)
adjective
[UK: ˈkeə.fʊl] [US: ˈker.fəl]

proper(complete, thorough)
adjective
[UK: ˈprɒ.pə(r)] [US: ˈprɑː.pər]

thorough(detailed)
adjective
[UK: ˈθʌ.rə] [US: ˈθɝːo.ʊ]

grondig bijwoord

profoundly(in a profound manner)
adverb
[UK: prə.ˈfaʊnd.li] [US: proˈfaʊnd.li]

thoroughly(in a thorough or complete manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈθʌ.rə.li] [US: ˈθɝːo.li]

grondlaag substantief

dope [dopes](viscous liquid used to prepare a surface)
noun
[UK: dəʊp] [US: doʊp]

grondlegger substantief
{m}

founder [founders](one who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author)
noun
[UK: ˈfaʊn.də(r)] [US: ˈfaʊn.dər]

progenitor [progenitors](someone who originates something)
noun
[UK: prəʊ.ˈdʒe.nɪ.tə(r)] [US: proʊ.ˈdʒe.nɪ.tə(r)]

grondnoot substantief
{f}

peanut [peanuts](a legume resembling a nut)
noun
[UK: ˈpiː.nʌt] [US: ˈpiː.nʌt]

grondoefening substantief

floor exercise(gymnastics performance)
noun

grondoorzaak substantief
{f}

root cause(initiating cause)
noun
[UK: ruːt kɔːz] [US: ˈruːt ˈkəz]

grondregel substantief

tenet [tenets](an opinion, belief or principle)
noun
[UK: ˈte.nɪt] [US: ˈte.nət]

grondslag substantief

groundwork(foundation)
noun
[UK: ˈɡraʊn.dwɜːk] [US: ˈɡraʊn.ˌdwərk]

grondstof substantief
{f}

material [materials](matter)
noun
[UK: mə.ˈtɪə.rɪəl] [US: mə.ˈtɪ.riəl]

natural resource(source of wealth that occurs naturally)
noun

grondstof substantief
{m}

commodity [commodities](primary product as object of trade)
noun
[UK: kə.ˈmɒ.dɪ.ti] [US: kə.ˈmɑː.də.ti]

grondstof substantief
{n}

raw material(material in its unprocessed, natural state)
noun
[UK: rɔː mə.ˈtɪə.rɪəl] [US: ˈrɑː mə.ˈtɪ.riəl]

grondtal substantief

radix [radices](mathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers)
noun
[UK: radix] [US: radix]

grondverschuiving substantief
{f}

mudslide(geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope)
noun
[UK: ˈməd.slaɪd] [US: ˈməd.slaɪd]

grondwater substantief
{n}

groundwater [groundwaters](Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers)
noun
[UK: ˈɡraʊn.dwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈɡraʊn.ˌdwɑː.tər]

grondwaterstand substantief
{m}

water table(level underground)
noun

grondwet substantief
{f} {m}

constitution [constitutions](formal or informal system of primary principles and laws regulating a government or other institutions)
noun
[UK: ˌkɒn.stɪ.ˈtjuːʃ.n̩] [US: ˌkɑːn.stə.ˈtuːʃ.n̩]

grondwettelijk bijvoeglijk naamwoord

constitutional(relating to a legal or political constitution)
adjective
[UK: ˌkɒn.stɪ.ˈtjuːʃ.n̩əl] [US: ˌkɑːn.stə.ˈtuːʃ.n̩əl]

grondwoord substantief
{n}

stem [stems](linguistics: main part of a word)
noun
[UK: stem] [US: ˈstem]

grondzijl substantief
{f}

culvert [culverts](channel for draining water)
noun
[UK: ˈkʌl.vət] [US: ˈkʌl.vərt]

aan de grond zetten werkwoord

land [landed, landing, lands](to bring to land)
verb
[UK: lænd] [US: ˈlænd]

achtergrond substantief

background [backgrounds](social heritage)
noun
[UK: ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd] [US: ˈbæk.ˌɡrɑːwnd]

ground [grounds](background, context, framework, surroundings)
noun
[UK: ɡraʊnd] [US: ˈɡraʊnd]

afgrond substantief
{m}

abyss [abysses](hell, bottomless pit)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈbɪs] [US: ə.ˈbɪs]

chasm [chasms](gap)
noun
[UK: ˈkæ.zəm] [US: ˈkæ.zəm]

precipice [precipices](very steep cliff)
noun
[UK: ˈpre.sɪ.pɪs] [US: ˈpre.sə.pəs]

begane grond substantief
{m}

first floor [first floors](floor at the level of the street)
noun
[UK: ˈfɜːst.ˈflɔː] [US: ˈfɜːst.ˈflɔː]

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