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grond meaning in English

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begane grond substantief
{m}

ground floor [ground floors](floor of a building closest to ground level)
noun
[UK: ˈɡraʊnd.ˈflɔː] [US: ˈɡraʊnd.ˈflɔː]

bovengronds preposition

above ground(on or above the surface of the ground)
preposition

building waarbij iedere flat individuele eigendom is maar de gronden gemeenschappelijk substantief

condominium [condominiums](building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly)
noun
[UK: ˌkɒn.də.ˈmɪ.nɪəm] [US: ˌkɑːn.də.ˈmɪ.niəm]

de grond in boren werkwoord

murder [murdered, murdering, murders](defeat decisively)
verb
[UK: ˈmɜː.də(r)] [US: ˈmɝː.dər]

doorgronden werkwoord

see throughverb
[UK: ˈsiː θruː] [US: ˈsiː θruː]

gegrond bijvoeglijk naamwoord

solid(lacking errors or inconsistencies)
adjective
[UK: ˈsɒ.lɪd] [US: ˈsɑː.ləd]

Gods wegen zijn ondoorgrondelijk phrase

God works in mysterious ways(a situation may be beneficial later)
phrase
[UK: ɡɒd ˈwɜːks ɪn mɪ.ˈstɪə.rɪəs ˈweɪz] [US: ˈɡɑːd ˈwɝːks ɪn ˌmɪ.ˈstɪ.riəs ˈweɪz]

land/grond substantief

wildland(natural area)
noun

met beide voeten op de grond blijven substantief

feet on the ground(translations for "have one's feet on the ground")
noun

met de grond gelijk maken werkwoord

slate [slated, slating, slates](criticise/criticize harshly)
verb
[UK: sleɪt] [US: sˈleɪt]

met de voeten op de grond bijvoeglijk naamwoord

earthy [earthier, earthiest](down to earth)
adjective
[UK: ˈɜː.θi] [US: ˈɝː.θi]

ondergrond substantief

compartment [compartments](heraldry: mound beneath the shield)
noun
[UK: kəm.ˈpɑːt.mənt] [US: kəm.ˈpɑːrt.mənt]

ground [grounds](basis, foundation, groundwork)
noun
[UK: ɡraʊnd] [US: ˈɡraʊnd]

ondergronds bijvoeglijk naamwoord

underground(below the ground, see also: subterranean)
adjective
[UK: ˈʌn.də.ɡraʊnd] [US: ˈʌn.dər.ˌɡrɑːwnd]

ondergrondse substantief
{f}

subway [subways](underground railway)
noun
[UK: ˈsʌb.weɪ] [US: ˈsʌˌb.we]

ondoorgrondelijk bijvoeglijk naamwoord

abstruse(difficult to comprehend or understand, see also: obscure)
adjective
[UK: əb.ˈstruːs] [US: əb.ˈstruːs]

fathomless(unfathomable or incomprehensible)
adjective
[UK: ˈfæ.ðəm.ləs] [US: ˈfæ.ðəm.ləs]

inscrutable(difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom or interpret)
adjective
[UK: ɪn.ˈskruː.təb.l̩] [US: ˌɪn.ˈskruː.təb.l̩]

unfathomable(impossible to fathom; incomprehensible)
adjective
[UK: ʌn.ˈfæ.ðə.məb.l̩] [US: ʌn.ˈfæ.θə.məb.l̩]

ongegrond bijvoeglijk naamwoord

gratuitous(not called for by the circumstances)
adjective
[UK: ɡrə.ˈtjuːɪ.təs] [US: ɡrə.ˈtuːə.təs]

specious(seemingly well-reasoned, but fallacious)
adjective
[UK: ˈspiː.ʃəs] [US: ˈspiː.ʃəs]

unwarranted(unjustified)
adjective
[UK: ʌn.ˈwɒ.rən.tɪd] [US: ʌˈn.wɔː.rən.təd]

ongegrond bijwoord

gratuitously(in a manner not demanded by the circumstances)
adverb
[UK: ɡrə.ˈtjuːɪ.tə.sli] [US: ɡrə.ˈtuːə.tə.sli]

plattegrond substantief
{m}

map [maps](visual representation of an area)
noun
[UK: mæp] [US: ˈmæp]

riviergrondel substantief

gudgeon [gudgeons](Gobio gobio)
noun
[UK: ˈɡʌ.dʒən] [US: ˈɡʌ.dʒən]

stille wateren hebben diepe gronden phrase

still waters run deep(a person's calm appearance may be misleading)
phrase
[UK: stɪl ˈwɔː.təz rʌn diːp] [US: ˈstɪl ˈwɒ.tərz ˈrən ˈdiːp]

ten grondslag liggen aan werkwoord

underlie [underlay, underlain, underlying, underlies](to serve as a basis of)
verb
[UK: ˌʌn.də.ˈlaɪ] [US: ˌʌn.dər.ˈlaɪ]

uit de grond van zijn hart preposition

from the bottom of one's heart(in earnest, with one's full feelings)
preposition
[UK: frəm ðə ˈbɒ.təm əv wʌnz hɑːt] [US: frəm ðə ˈbɑː.təm əv wʌnz ˈhɑːrt]

voorgrond substantief
{m}

forefront [forefronts]noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.frʌnt] [US: ˈfɔːr.ˌfrənt]

foreground [foregrounds](the elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.ɡraʊnd] [US: ˈfɔːr.ˌɡrɑːwnd]

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