grounds
word
/ˈɡɹaʊndz/
growndz
/ɡɹˈaʊndz/
growndz
Definition
'Grounds' can mean reasons that justify something, the land around a building, or the small bits left after making coffee. The meaning depends strongly on context.
Usage & Nuances
Most often used in formal phrases like 'grounds for complaint' or 'on the grounds that'. For land, it usually refers to maintained property such as 'school grounds' or 'hotel grounds'. For coffee, it is usually 'coffee grounds', not used alone very often.
Spanish: motivos - terreno (de una propiedad) - posos (de café)Portuguese (BR): motivos - terreno (de uma propriedade) - borra (de café)Portuguese (PT): motivos - terreno (de uma propriedade) - borras (de café)Chinese (Simplified): 理由 - 场地 - 咖啡渣Chinese (Traditional): 理由 - 場地 - 咖啡渣Hindi: आधार - परिसर - कॉफ़ी की तलछटArabic: أسباب - أرض (تابعة لمبنى) - تفل القهوةBengali: কারণ - প্রাঙ্গণ - কফির পালRussian: основания - территория (учреждения) - кофейная гущаJapanese: 理由 - 敷地 - コーヒーかすVietnamese: căn cứ - khuôn viên - bã cà phêKorean: 이유 - 부지 - 커피 찌꺼기Turkish: gerekçe - bahçe/alan (bina çevresi) - kahve telvesiUrdu: وجوہ - احاطہ - کافی کی تلچھٹIndonesian: alasan - pekarangan - ampas kopi
Example Sentences
They have no grounds for closing the store.
basic
The children are playing on the school grounds.
basic
Don't throw the coffee grounds in the sink.
basic
She was fired on the grounds that she broke company rules.
natural
We walked around the museum grounds after lunch.
natural
I save used coffee grounds for the garden.
natural