He grounded his thinking on his detailed research.
•His thinking was grounded on years of reading.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
ground — ground1 [ graund ] noun *** ▸ 1 surface of Earth ▸ 2 area of land ▸ 3 reason for something ▸ 4 subject/idea ▸ 5 someone s set of opinions ▸ 6 level of progress ▸ 7 crushed coffee beans ▸ 8 in electrical equipment ▸ 9 where ideas develop ▸ 10… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ground — I UK [ɡraʊnd] / US noun Word forms ground : singular ground plural grounds *** 1) [singular/uncountable] the top part of the Earth s surface that people walk on I fell to the ground. on the ground: People were sitting on the ground in small… … English dictionary
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