Grounds for Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈɡɹaʊndz/, /ˈɡɹaʊnz/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ

GROUNDZ fer

UK

ɡɹˈaʊndz/ /fˈɔː

GROUNDZ faw

التعريف

A reason or justification for something, often used in formal contexts like law or rules.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Usually formal; often found in legal, academic, or business texts. Typical structures are 'grounds for dismissal', 'grounds for complaint', or 'grounds for divorce'. Not used for physical land ('grounds' in that sense is different). Frequently appears with 'there are/are no', e.g., 'There are no grounds for concern.'

• Spanish: motivos para - razones para
• Portuguese (BR): motivos para - razões para
• Portuguese (PT): motivos para - razões para
• Chinese (Simplified): 理由 - 根据
• Chinese (Traditional): 理由 - 根據
• Hindi: का आधार - कारण
• Arabic: مبرر لـ - سبب لـ
• Bengali: কারণ - ভিত্তি
• Russian: основание - причина
• Japanese: 理由 - 根拠
• Vietnamese: cơ sở - lý do
• Korean: 근거 - 이유
• Turkish: gerekçe - sebep
• Urdu: وجہ - بنیاد
• Indonesian: alasan - dasar

جمل نموذجية

There were no grounds for his dismissal.

basic

Do you have any grounds for complaint?

basic

They found grounds for divorce.

basic

If you can't prove grounds for your accusation, people won't believe you.

natural

The manager said there's no grounds for concern about the new policy.

natural

You need solid grounds for appealing that decision.

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