Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with groundwork in American Collocation
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.