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"ground" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

ground sustantivo

sustantivo + ground
Kolokacji: 99
burial ground • training ground • hunting ground • cricket ground • breeding ground • parade ground • fishing ground • testing ground • ...
ground + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 153
ground floor • ground level • ground force • ground beetle • ground troop • ground rule • ground crew • Ground Zero • ground cover • ...
ground + verbo
Kolokacji: 76
ground shakes • ground includes • ground begins • ground breaking • ground trembles • ground seems • ground hosts • ground holds • ...
verbo + ground
Kolokacji: 151
break ground • lose ground • gain ground • give ground • provide grounds • stand one's ground • hold one's ground • ...
colocaciones frecuentes
Kolokacji: 38
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 19
(1) break, give, strike, prepare, go, ...
Kolokacji: 31
(2) lose, situate, put, raze, lay, ...
Kolokacji: 11
(3) gain, make, hit, reach, file, ...
Kolokacji: 15
(4) provide, stand, serve, leave, share, ...
Kolokacji: 11
(5) hold, keep, include, own, claim, ...
Kolokacji: 12
(6) challenge, object, argue, oppose
Kolokacji: 4
(7) find, regain, seek, search, feel, ...
Kolokacji: 8
(8) touch, surround, knock
Kolokacji: 3
(9) know, cover, breed, join
Kolokacji: 5
(10) occupy, crash, burn, bore
Kolokacji: 4
(11) see, look, call, consider, describe, ...
Kolokacji: 10
(12) base, establish, build
Kolokacji: 3
(13) take, purchase, choose, follow, vote
Kolokacji: 5
(14) sit, bury, lie, sink
Kolokacji: 7
(15) block, close, restore, disqualify, end
Kolokacji: 5
(16) release, lift, resign, retire, withdraw, ...
Kolokacji: 8
(17) ban, veto, exclude, prohibit
Kolokacji: 4
(18) sell, dump, litter
Kolokacji: 3
(19) make, constitute
Kolokacji: 2
1. make up ground = dogonić kogoś (prowadzącego w wyścigu) make up ground
  • But many children were just making up ground lost early in the decade, when reading scores declined for reasons that are not clear.
  • The children who made up ground over the summer did so through small classes and intensive instruction.
  • Mostly, the feeling is that he got off to a late start and has had to struggle to make up ground ever since.
  • The pressure to make up ground has left little time for sleep.
  • Many schools more than made up ground they lost last year.
  • It's a tough golf course to make up ground on, but I don't feel afraid of it.
  • Compared with many of its competitors, it must make up significant ground.
  • We need to make up ground, and not just a game or two.
  • It is therefore essential to make up lost ground rather than falling further behind.
  • It was their 11th victory in 12 games, and Boston could not make up ground.
2. constitute grounds = stanów podstawy constitute grounds
adjetivo + ground
Kolokacji: 232
high ground • common ground • middle ground • solid ground • moral ground • fertile ground • flat ground • rocky ground • ...
preposición + ground
Kolokacji: 34
below ground • close to the ground • of ground • for ground • off the ground • ...

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