grounds
/ɡɹaʊndz/
noun 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
arctic, far, good, rude, sufficient
We had good grounds to believe the project would succeed based on the evidence.
VERB + GROUNDS
breeding, dismissed, doesn't, excused, fired, give, pecking, resign
She was fired on grounds of poor performance during her first month.
GROUNDS + NOUN
health, jill, one's, self-dignity, youth
She refused the job on grounds of health and decided to focus on her family instead.
PREP.
in, on
The university rejected his application on grounds of insufficient work experience.
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