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To create a foundation; to provide the basics or fundamentals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, idiomatic
Examples
- The introductory mathematics courses will lay the groundwork for all your subsequent engineering studies.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bashkir:
нигеҙ һалыу
(nigeź halıw)
— To provide the basics
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Finnish:
pohjustaa
— To provide the basics
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Finnish:
luoda perusta
— To provide the basics
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French:
préparer le terrain
— To provide the basics
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German:
Grunstein legen
— To provide the basics
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German:
Grundstein legen
— To provide the basics
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Greek:
προετοιμάζω το έδαφος
(proetoimázo to édafos)
— To provide the basics
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Italian:
preparare il terreno
— To provide the basics
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Polish:
kłaść podwaliny
— To provide the basics
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Polish:
położyć podwaliny
— To provide the basics
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Portuguese:
preparar o terreno
— To provide the basics
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Russian:
заложи́ть основу
(založítʹ osnovu)
— To provide the basics
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Russian:
заложи́ть фунда́мент
(založítʹ fundáment)
— To provide the basics
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Spanish:
sentar las bases
— To provide the basics
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Spanish:
preparar el terreno
— To provide the basics
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Spanish:
allanar el camino
— To provide the basics
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Spanish:
echar los cimientos
— To provide the basics
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Spanish:
realizar el anteproyecto
— To provide the basics
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Spanish:
ejecutar el anteproyecto
— To provide the basics
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Telugu:
రంగం సిద్ధం చేయు
(raṅgaṁ siddhaṁ cēyu)
— To provide the basics
