phrase. DEFINITIONS1. to do what is necessary before an event or process can begin. We're busy laying the groundwork for another campaign.
What is laying the foundation?
1 : to create a usually stone or concrete structure that supports a building from underneath. 2 : to provide something (such as an idea, a principle, or a fact) from which another thing develops or can develop Her early research laid the foundation for many important medical discoveries.
How do you use groundwork in a sentence?
preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation.
- His speech laid the groundwork for independence.
- A preliminary groundwork must be laid this year.
- The first meeting laid the groundwork for the final agreement.
- Much of the groundwork has already been done .
- They had laid the groundwork for future development.
