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Dictionary: a·shore   (ə-shôr', ə-shōr') pronunciation
adv.
  1. To or onto the shore: driven ashore by the wind.
  2. On land: spent the day ashore.

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adv

Definition: on land
Antonyms: at sea, on board, on the sea, sailing

adv

Definition: toward, onto land from water
Antonyms: aground


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To or on the shore.

pronunciation The fishermen know the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.

Tutor's tip: The Navy should "assure" (guarantee) sailors who have been at sea for a year that they will come "ashore" (on land) soon.

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The adverb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: towards the shore from the water
  Synonyms: on land, toward land, onto land


Translations: Ashore
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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - mod land, i land, på land

idioms:

  • be washed ashore    blive skyllet i land
  • go ashore    gå i land
  • run ashore    løbe på grund

Nederlands (Dutch)
aan land

Français (French)
adv. - à terre, sur le rivage

idioms:

  • be washed ashore    être rejeté sur le rivage
  • go ashore    débarquer, descendre à terre
  • run ashore    rejoindre vite la rive à la nage

Deutsch (German)
adv. - an Land

idioms:

  • be washed ashore    an Land gespült werden
  • go ashore    an Land gehen
  • run ashore    stranden

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - στην ξηρά, στη στεριά, προς τη στεριά

idioms:

  • be washed ashore    ξεβράζω, ρίχνω στην ξηρά
  • go ashore    βγαίνω στην ξηρά, αποβιβάζομαι
  • run ashore    εξοκέλλω, κάθομαι

Italiano (Italian)
in terra, a terra

idioms:

  • be washed ashore    essere gettato a riva
  • drift ashore    essere gettato a riva
  • go ashore    sbarcare
  • running ashore    incagliarsi, arenarsi

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - na (para a, à) praia, em terra firme, em direção à terra

idioms:

  • be washed ashore    ser levado para a terra
  • drift ashore    desviado em direção à terra
  • go ashore    ir para terra
  • run ashore    encalhar

Русский (Russian)
к берегу, на берег, на берегу

idioms:

  • be washed ashore    быть выброшенным на берег
  • drift ashore    подплывать к берегу
  • go ashore    сойти на берег
  • run ashore    наскочить на мель

Español (Spanish)
adv. - a tierra, en tierra

idioms:

  • be washed ashore    ser arrojado a la playa
  • go ashore    desembarcar
  • run ashore    encallar, embarrancar

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - i land, på land

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
向岸, 在岸上, 上岸, 向陆地

idioms:

  • be washed ashore    被冲上岸
  • go ashore    上岸, 登陆
  • run ashore    被吹到岸上, 搁浅

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 向岸, 在岸上, 上岸, 向陸地

idioms:

  • be washed ashore    被沖上岸
  • go ashore    上岸, 登陸
  • run ashore    被吹到岸上, 擱淺

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 해변에

idioms:

  • be washed ashore    해안에 밀려 올라가다
  • go ashore    상륙하다
  • run ashore    좌초하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 浜に, 岸に, 陸上に

idioms:

  • be washed ashore    岸に打ち上げる
  • go ashore    上陸する
  • run ashore    座礁する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) على الشاطي, الى الشاطي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮לחוף, על החוף‬


 
 
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