grind
Base form
grind
/ɡraɪnd/
Past simple
ground
/ɡraʊnd/
Past participle
ground
/ɡraʊnd/
MeaningC1
to crush something into powder
to have an axe to grind
In use
- After a modal verb · Form 1You should grind the pepper just before you cook.
- Question · Form 1Do you grind your own coffee at home?
- Past simple · Form 2Yesterday I ground some almonds for the cake.
- Past simple · Form 2Two hundred years ago, this mill ground flour for the whole village.
- Passive · Form 3The coffee is ground fresh every morning.
- Present perfect · Form 3Have you ground enough beans for six cups?
Watch out
Ground in both forms, like found from find: never grinded or grinden. The ground is also a noun.
Same pattern
A — B — BForms two and three are the same
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