ground
part of speech
noun (ground, grounds); verb (ground, grounds, grounded); also past of grind (grind, ground)
meaning for a pupil
1) The surface of the Earth that you stand on. tree →
2) Soil, earth: "The ground is hard." tree →
3) An area of land used for something: "playground", "sports ground". tree →
4) A reason: "on the grounds that". tree →
5) As a verb, to keep a child at home as punishment or to keep a plane from flying. tree →
6) Past of "grind": "ground coffee". tree →
7) To cover ground means to travel a long way quickly or to make good progress. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The Hebrew "adamah" is the farmed soil from which Adam was made, and it is cursed or blessed according to people's deeds. Blood poured on the ground is returned to the earth. The prophets and psalms say that God can turn watered land into thirsty ground, that unjust people throw righteousness "to the ground," and that God brings the wicked down to the ground. Interpretation: The tradition notes that Adam (man) comes from adamah (ground), so people are tied to the earth and must care for it. Pouring blood out on the ground shows that life belongs to God. The later verses are read as showing that the land reflects the people's conduct and that God lifts the humble and lowers the wicked. In the primary lessons: In science, the ground is soil and rock; water soaks into the ground. In safety: the ground can be slippery or hot; in a fire stay close to the ground under the smoke; in an earthquake drop to the ground. Phrases: on the ground, ground floor, playground, underground, stand your ground, gain ground.
examples
- And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. (Torah GEN.4.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. (Torah GEN.2.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it out upon the ground as water. (Torah DEU.15.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and watersprings into a thirsty ground; (Writings PSA.107.33, JPS 1917) tree →
- Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and cast righteousness to the ground; (Prophets AMO.5.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- The LORD upholdeth the humble; He bringeth the wicked down to the ground. (Writings PSA.147.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- The ball fell to the ground. tree →
- The ground is wet after the rain. tree →
- We play in the playground. tree →
- Crawl along the ground under the smoke. tree →
- Our flat is on the ground floor. tree →
- Seeds grow in the ground. tree →
- He was grounded for a week. tree →
- Mum bought ground pepper. tree →
- “He covers the ground,” said another. tree →
note
"Ground floor" (British) = "first floor" (American). "Ground" as past of "grind" is a different word. Electric "ground" in America = "earth" in Britain.
In the corpora
- but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
- Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
- And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
- And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
- And He said: 'What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto Me from the ground.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «ground» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.