ashore

English

Etymology

a- +‎ shore

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /əˈʃɔɹ/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈʃɔː/
(rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger)IPA^(key): /əˈʃo(ː)ɹ/
(non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /əˈʃoə/
Homophone: assure (accents with the pour–poor merger)
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
Audio (US) (file)

Adverb

ashore (not comparable)

(nautical) On the land as opposed to onboard.
(nautical) On, or towards the shore.

Usage notes

When a ship collides with the shore it is said to have run ashore; when a ship collides with a submerged object, such as a reef or sandbar, it is said to have run aground.

Derived terms

hangashore

Translations

on the land

Bulgarian: на сушата (na sušata)
Finnish: maissa (fi)
Italian: a riva
Japanese: 陸上 (ja) (りくじょう, rikujō)
Korean: 해안으로 (haeaneuro), 물가로 (mulgaro)
Maori: kei uta

Norwegian:
Bokmål: i land

Nynorsk: i land
Portuguese: em terra
Romanian: pe mal, la țărm
Spanish: en tierra

towards the shore

Bulgarian: към брега (kǎm brega)
Finnish: rantaan (fi)
Greek: παραλιακά (el) (paraliaká)

Italian: verso riva
Japanese: 上陸 (ja) (じょうりく, jōriku)
Maori: ki uta

Anagrams

ahorse, hearos, hoarse, shoare

Middle English

Etymology

From a- (“on”) +‎ shore (“a prop; support”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈʃɔːrə/

Adverb

ashōre

aslant, on a slant

Derived terms

setten ashore

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