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Meanings of grounded in English

Russian
лишение удовольствия
Portuguese
castigo restritivo

Disciplinary action usually taken in the home by parents against children.

        лишение удовольствия
        Usage of grounded in English
        1
        The nine aircraft grounded were seen as posing a serious safety risk.
        The South African
        2
        The Justice Department said its rules were properly grounded in immigration law.
        Reuters
        3
        Its flights were grounded more than three weeks ago on safety concerns.
        The Irish Times
        4
        Characters work best when they're grounded in solid human emotion and experience.
        Arcanum Unbounded
        5
        Ships lacked fuel to put to sea, warplanes were grounded, troops neglected.
        Reuters
        6
        Bad weather grounded it at sea level that day, and then worsened.
        Blind descent: the quest to discover the deepest place on earth
        7
        A grounded American Airlines jet is seen at Manchester Airport, April 2010.
        Reuters
        8
        That's you with relationships this week: the enlightened yet grounded angel mixologist.
        Ebony
        9
        Vestas Wind crew members stand in shallow water near their grounded ship.
        Wired
        10
        In the western country it is natural, and grounded on honest motives.
        Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Tho...
        11
        You just need to be grounded and hope you don't go down.
        The South African
        12
        We analyzed the data using an approach based on the grounded theory.
        Pubmed
        13
        As the actual conditions approach completeness the chicken becomes a better-and-better-grounded possibility.
        Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking
        14
        She cannot dance, and hates it; but she is well-grounded in music.
        Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIV. and of the Regency — Volume 0...
        15
        Dozens of flights were grounded for about 50 minutes… Read more Audio
        Radio NZ
        16
        Despite the grounded forecast, the rains are most certainly welcome in CPT.
        The South African
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        Grounded through the time
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        South Africa
        Common
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