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Common collocations with groundwork in American Collocation

groundwork noun uncountable

US /ˈɡraʊn(d)ˌwɜrk/

necessary

essential
necessary

This two-stage approach looks shrewd, with the working paper laying the essential groundwork.

basic

basic
fundamental
initial

Advice was provided by the National Gallery, where much fundamental groundwork was accomplished.

good

excellent
solid
valuable

The trip was a consolidation exercise which will provide valuable groundwork for future years.

of a particular type

diplomatic
intellectual
theoretical

The first two chapters lay the theoretical groundwork for the rest of the book.

do
form
lay
prepare
provide

The review was intended to lay the groundwork for progress.

The chapter provides very valuable groundwork for the rest of his discussion.