Grounding Meaning in English

word · lemma: ground

US

UK

Definition

Grounding can mean a punishment for children when they are not allowed to go out, the process of connecting something to the earth for electrical safety, or having a strong emotional or practical foundation.

Usage & Nuances

In family contexts, 'grounding' is informal and common in the US. As an electrical term, it's technical ('grounding wire'). 'A grounding experience' can also mean something calming or stabilizing emotionally. Not to be confused with 'grinding' or 'ground' (soil).

• Spanish: castigo (para niños) - conexión a tierra - base (emocional)
• Portuguese (BR): punição (para crianças) - aterramento - base (emocional)
• Portuguese (PT): castigo (para crianças) - ligação à terra - base (emocional)
• Chinese (Simplified): 惩罚（对孩子）- 接地 - 基础（情感上的）
• Chinese (Traditional): 處罰（對孩子）- 接地 - 基礎（情感上的）
• Hindi: सज़ा (बच्चों को) - ग्राउंडिंग (बिजली) - आधार (भावनात्मक)
• Arabic: عقاب (للأطفال) - التأريض - أساس (عاطفي)
• Bengali: স্থলায়ন (তড়িৎ) - শাস্তি (বাড়িতে থাকার শর্তে) - ভিত্তি (জ্ঞান বা অভিজ্ঞতা) - মানসিক স্থিরতা
• Russian: заземление - домашний арест (для детей) - основа (знаний) - заземляющие практики (эмоционально)
• Japanese: 接地（電気）- 外出禁止（子供への罰）- 基礎（知識や経験）- グラウンディング（心理安定）
• Vietnamese: nối đất (điện) - cấm túc (phạt trẻ em) - nền tảng (kiến thức) - phương pháp giữ vững tinh thần
• Korean: 접지(전기) - 외출 금지(벌) - 기초(지식) - 그라운딩(정신적 안정)
• Turkish: topraklama - ev hapsi (çocuk cezalandırması) - temel (bilgi/deneyim) - zihinsel dengeleme
• Urdu: گراؤنڈنگ (بجلی) - گھر میں نظر بندی (بچوں کی سزا) - بنیاد (علم یا تجربہ) - ذہنی استحکام
• Indonesian: pembumian (listrik) - hukuman tidak boleh keluar rumah - dasar (pengetahuan) - teknik menenangkan diri

Example Sentences

The therapist taught me some grounding techniques to help with anxiety.

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After breaking the window, he got a strict grounding.

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Good grounding is important for electrical safety.

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She has a strong grounding in mathematics.

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My parents think grounding works better than taking away my phone.

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Don’t touch those wires unless you’re sure the grounding is correct.

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