Etymology

grounded

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Today it means: Not allowed to fly. Full definition →

Middle English grounded
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grounded · adjective1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromgrounded
  2. English todaygrounded

From Middle English grounded, i-grounded, equivalent to ground + -ed.

grounded · verb2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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