Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [uh-shawr, uh-shohr]
- /əˈʃɔr, əˈʃoʊr/
- /əˈʃɔːr/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-shawr, uh-shohr]
- /əˈʃɔr, əˈʃoʊr/
Definitions of ashore word
- adverb ashore Someone or something that comes ashore comes from the sea onto the shore. 3
- adverb ashore towards or onto land from the water 3
- adjective ashore on land, having come from the water 3
- adverb ashore to the shore 3
- adverb ashore on land 3
- adverb ashore to the shore; onto the shore: The schooner was driven ashore. 1
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Origin of ashore
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; a-1 + shore1
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Parts of speech for Ashore
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ashore popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
ashore usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ashore
adv ashore
adjective ashore
- on the rocks — a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
- cast away — to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice.
- out in left field — Baseball. the area of the outfield to the left of center field, as viewed from home plate. the position of the player covering this area.
- onshore — onto or in the direction of the shore from a body of water: a breeze blowing onshore.
- inshore — close or closer to the shore.
Antonyms for ashore
Top questions with ashore
- what does ashore mean?
- who sang michael row the boat ashore?
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- straight line stitch when skies wash ashore?
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- where did dracula come ashore in england?
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