Groundwork - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈɡraʊndwɜːrk|
Brit.
|ˈɡraʊn(d)wɜːk|
noun
- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained (syn: base, basis, cornerstone, foundation, fundament)
- lowest support of a structure (syn: base, foot, foundation, fundament, substructure)
- preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation
- lowest support of a structure (syn: base, foot, foundation, fundament, substructure)
- preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation
we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago
Extra examples
...they had collectively laid the groundwork for a new kind of art...
His speech laid the groundwork for independence.
Much of the groundwork has already been done.
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