English Explanatory Dictionary

on the ground

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. In an area (location) of interest or active operations, versus outside that area (and especially, far away from it).
  2. 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.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, the, ground.

Word forms

on the ground

Synonyms

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

Related words

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

Derived words

boots on the ground eyes on the ground facts on the ground feet on the ground
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