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Ground Earth Land Area Noun Surface Soil Make

Level A2 
Kind noun
Front ground 
IPA  /ɡraʊnd   / noun
Back yer
toprak
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ground (noun)

 /ɡraʊnd   / noun
 
SURFACE OF EARTH
1 (the ground)
[singular]
the solid surface of the earth
yer
 We sat on the ground to eat our picnic.
 He slipped off the ladder and fell to the ground.
GROUND
Üzerinde yaşadığımız gezegene Earth adı verilir. Land ise denizin karşıt anlamlısıdır:
 The sailors sighted land.
 The astronauts returned to Earth.
Land aynı zamanda alınıp satılan arazi için de kullanılır:
 The price of land in Tokyo is extremely high.
 Eğer sokakta iseniz bastığınız yere the ground, içeride iseniz bastığınız yere the floor denir:
 Don't sit on the ground. You'll get wet.
 Don't sit on the floor. I'll get another chair.
 Bitkiler ise toprakta (earth ya da soil) yetişirler.
SOIL
2 [uncountable]
an area or type of soil
toprak
 solid/marshy/stony ground
AREA OF LAND
3 [countable]
a piece of land that is used for a particular purpose
saha
 a sports ground
 a playground
Kullanılmayan alana waste ground denir.
 
GARDENS
4 (grounds)
[plural]
land or gardens surrounding a large building
arazi, bahçe
 the grounds of the palace
AREA OF INTEREST
5 [uncountable]
an area of interest, study, discussion, etc.
konu, alan
 The lecture went over the same old ground/covered a lot of new ground.
 to be on dangerous ground
 looking for some common ground between the two sides
REASON
6 [countable, usually plural]
grounds (for sth/doing sth)
a reason for sth
gerekçe, neden
 She retired on medical grounds.
 grounds for divorce
ELECTRICAL WIRE
7 (US) = EARTH1 (4)
IDIOMS
above/below ground
above/below the surface of the earth
toprağın üstü;
toprağın altı
break fresh/new ground
to make a discovery or introduce a new method or activity
çığır açmak
 Scientists are breaking new ground in the field of genetic engineering.
gain ground
to make progress; to become stronger or more popular
ilerleme göstermek;
yerini sağlamlaştırmak
 The Green Party gained ground in the recent elections.
get (sth) off the ground
(used about a business, project, etc.) to make a successful start
iyi bir başlangıç yapmak
give/lose ground (to sb/sth)
to allow sb to have an advantage; to lose an advantage for yourself
avantaj sağlamak;
avantajını kaybetmek
 They are not prepared to give ground on tax cuts.
 The Conservatives lost a lot of ground to the Liberal Democrats at the election.
hold/keep/stand your ground
to refuse to change your opinion or to be influenced by pressure from other people
davasından vazgeçmemek , geri adım atmamak
 Despite several hours of questioning by the police, he stood his ground.
thin on the ground
 See THIN1thin on the ground
 

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