groundwork
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈɡraʊndˌwɜrk/
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trabajo preparatorio
- By studying how experts communicate, we lay the groundwork for sharing our understanding with students.
- lay the groundwork
- set the groundwork
- help lay the groundwork
As I had to lay the groundwork for any future novels.
- As I had to lay the groundwork for any future novels.
- So that just lays the groundwork to how we think as young girls.
- Yeah, I do want to lay the groundwork for what purity culture is.
- That's the groundwork of self-confidence for sure.
- We also laid groundwork in the form of books and other things.
- So lay the groundwork on what it is that you do.
- So when the debate happens, we laid the groundwork.
- And that's in a sense kind of the current groundwork in the field, the way people tend to think about it.
- This way of thinking laid the groundwork for constructing Bridge Waters All Weather Fund.
- While the big projects lay the scientific groundwork, the startups now want to get the power into the grid.
- So I took a probably a year before I started really trying to lay some groundwork with them.
- But these studies are laying the groundwork for future experiments, which hopefully will spark more research.
Examples
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In fact, many people laid the groundwork that led to the light bulb.
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However, Palestinians have articulated goals which, if achieved, could lay the groundwork for such development.
Academic text (1991) -
So lay the groundwork on what it is that you do.
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So maybe what we have to do is lay the groundwork for what we will remember earlier.
Fiction book (2001) -
We also laid groundwork in the form of books and other things.
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It's a perfect opportunity for me to lay some groundwork.
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So that laid the groundwork for the political debate.
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The 1990 elections made a number of positive contributions in laying the groundwork for future consensus.
Academic text (1990) -
Fayyad's focus is on preparing the groundwork so that all obstacles to independence are removed.
Academic text (2011) -
The team laid the groundwork for a successful project by conducting thorough research.
Synonyms
∞
3.0
The main support, reason, or way that something happens
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2.8
The main part or ingredient from which something is made
182
3.5
The basic ideas and facts that support a belief, plan, or system
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5.3
A very important idea or part that something depends on
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3.7
Work that involves going to places and finding information
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6.8
Tasks done first, often boring, to prepare and support a larger project
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9.4
A basic idea that something is built on
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Groundwork comes from the simple parts ground and work, like doing work on the 'ground' before you build. Imagine clearing and leveling the soil to make a strong 'foundation' because that first preparation makes the rest possible. That's why groundwork means the basic work or preparation that makes something successful.