foundations
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n. pl.Noun (plural)Base or important starting point
Math and science are the foundations for many jobs
n. pl.Noun (plural)Underground base on which building is constructed
The builders already laid the foundations of our future houses
n. pl.Noun (plural)Institution supported by private fund
The foundations are holding a party to raise money
n. pl.Noun (plural)Action of establishing an organization
The foundations of our social club are caring and fun
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)The underlying principles or facts; the basis or groundwork.
The course provides students with a solid foundations in mathematics.
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4 things to study EVERY DAY to become fluent in English
- I need to learn the conditionals and the subjunctive." Like a house, you need to have strong foundations.
I need to learn the conditionals and the subjunctive." Like a house, you need to have strong foundations.
- Like a house, you need to have strong foundations.
Like a house, you need to have strong foundations.
Covid vaccine scientists win Nobel: BBC News Review
- Let's look at 'laid foundations', though, isn't foundations something to do with building?
Let's look at 'laid foundations', though, isn't foundations something to do with building?
- Let's look at laid foundations, though.
Let's look at laid foundations, though.
Venice's famous canals are drying up
- because, so long as the water is there, it's protecting those building foundations, you know, wooden pylons.
because, so long as the water is there, it's protecting those building foundations, you know, wooden pylons.
- it can actually be quite damaging, you know, because, uh, so long as the water is there, uh, it's protecting those building foundations, um, you know, wooden pylons.
it can actually be quite damaging, you know, because, uh, so long as the water is there, uh, it's protecting those building foundations, um, you know, wooden pylons.
Bill Gates meets Aamir Khan
- Rockefeller and Carnegie and I learnt a lot from those early foundations because they
Rockefeller and Carnegie and I learnt a lot from those early foundations because they
What Is Time? (better audio) Determinism, Quantum Physics, Consciousness, Free Will, Causality...
- but the very brilliant minds who laid the foundations of quantum mechanics.
but the very brilliant minds who laid the foundations of quantum mechanics.
- but the very brilliant minds who laid the foundations of quantum mechanics.
but the very brilliant minds who laid the foundations of quantum mechanics.
How The World's Tallest Statue Was Built
- The hillicon which the statue stands was flattened, from 70 metres to just 55 metres, in order that the foundations could be laid.
The hillicon which the statue stands was flattened, from 70 metres to just 55 metres, in order that the foundations could be laid.
- in order that the foundations could be laid.
in order that the foundations could be laid.
How China crushed Hong Kong
- In the 1980s and '90s, the Communist Party started laying the foundations for taking full control of Hong Kong.
In the 1980s and '90s, the Communist Party started laying the foundations for taking full control of Hong Kong.
- ...the Communist Party started laying the foundations...
...the Communist Party started laying the foundations...
What's In The Big Beautiful Bill And Why Elon Musk Hates It
- It includes taxes on private foundations.
It includes taxes on private foundations.
- It includes taxes on private foundations.
It includes taxes on private foundations.
Japan's $67B Chip Bet
- Chitose, Hokkaido. The foundations are being laid for the revival of an industry Japan once dominated.
Chitose, Hokkaido. The foundations are being laid for the revival of an industry Japan once dominated.
- In Chitose, Hokkaido, the foundations are being laid for the revival of an industry Japan once dominated.
In Chitose, Hokkaido, the foundations are being laid for the revival of an industry Japan once dominated.
Why Are Beach Holes So Deadly?
- Excavations for foundations, tunnels, and other structures have to be stable for the people working inside.
Excavations for foundations, tunnels, and other structures have to be stable for the people working inside.
- Excavation for foundations, tunnels, and other structures have to be stable for the people working inside.
Excavation for foundations, tunnels, and other structures have to be stable for the people working inside.