grounding
ground‧ing /ˈɡraʊndɪŋ/
noun
grounding in
A basic grounding in math is essential for the economics course.
get/have a grounding in something
Applicants must have a good grounding in human resources management.
a good/thorough/solid etc grounding
The aim of the course is to give students a thorough grounding in English pronunciation.
2. [countable] American English a punishment for a child’s bad behaviour in which they are not allowed to go out with their friends for a period of time
3. [uncountable and countable] the process of officially stopping an aircraft from flying, especially because it is not safe to fly
4. [uncountable] when someone knows what their own character is like and understands what is really important and what is not:
a sense of grounding
ground‧ing /ˈɡraʊndɪŋ/
noun Word Family: noun: ground, underground, grounding, GROUNDS; adjective: goundless, underground ≠ overground, grounded; verb: ground; adverb: underground
1. [singular] a training in the basic parts of a subject or skillgrounding in
get/have a grounding in something
a good/thorough/solid etc grounding
2. [countable] American English a punishment for a child’s bad behaviour in which they are not allowed to go out with their friends for a period of time
3. [uncountable and countable] the process of officially stopping an aircraft from flying, especially because it is not safe to fly
4. [uncountable] when someone knows what their own character is like and understands what is really important and what is not: