Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give ground

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.05 in modern English

Syllables
give -ground
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To retreat.

verb

To yield an advantage.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

gives ground (present, singular) giving ground (participle, present) gave ground (past) given ground (participle, past)

Phrases

lose ground

Frequently Paired Words

lose ground

Synonyms

cede the field turn tail

Antonyms

gain ground

Questions

What does give ground mean?
To retreat.

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