on the ground
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Meaning · English
physically present in a location
Literally: on the surface of the earth
Register: neutral
Examples
The restaurant is on the ground floor.Nhà hàng đó ở tầng 1.
She sat on the ground.Cô ấy ngồi dưới đất.
Tatoeba sentence #462900 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Everyday learner phrase (CEFR A2); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “on the ground” mean?
physically present in a location Literally: on the surface of the earth
Is “on the ground” formal or informal?
on the ground is generally neutral.