Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on the ground

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.14 in modern English

Syllables: on the -ground
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

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In an area (location) of interest or active operations, versus outside that area (and especially, far away from it).

prep_phrase

In the daily life of the general public, or at least in that of some group of people who aren't out-of-touch elites.

prep_phrase

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, the, ground.

Example Sentences

"You might feel differently about this policy if you were on the ground in a war zone."
"Near-synonyms: on the street, in the streets, in reality, in the real world"
"Evidently, senior management has no idea how things get done by those of us on the ground."
"“It’s so obvious that he has no clue as to what is really happening on the ground,” she added."
"I'm still surprised that I found a hundred-dollar bill just lying on the ground."

Phrases

boots on the ground eyes on the ground facts on the ground feet on the ground ground truth on solid ground well-grounded well-founded

Frequently Paired Words

grounded grounding ground truth on solid ground well-grounded foundation founding well-founded

Synonyms

in the field on the spot on location in situ on the street in the streets in reality real world

Questions

What does on the ground mean?: In an area (location) of interest or active operations, versus outside that area (and especially, far away from it).

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