How to spell ground

Ground is spelled G-R-O-U-N-D.

hear itground/graʊnd/nounLong vowels

What it means: The solid surface of the earth.

In a sentence: I like to play on the soft ground outside.

Same family: grounded, grounding, underground, background, groundwork. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word "ground" comes from Old English "grund," meaning "bottom" or "foundation." It is related to German "Grund" and has kept the idea of something solid that everything else rests on.

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