soften up the ground in English

Forms: softens up the ground [present, singular, third-person], softening up the ground [participle, present], softened up the ground [participle, past], softened up the ground [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} soften up the ground (third-person singular simple present softens up the ground, present participle softening up the ground, simple past and past participle softened up the ground)

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"soften up the ground" meaning in English

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