ashore

/ə'ʃɔ:/

Thân thiện

The small boat is rowed ashore by the fisherman.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • To or onto the shore from the water: Moving from a body of water (like the sea, a lake, or a river) to the land at its edge.
   • On land as opposed to at sea: Located on or belonging to the land, especially when considered from the perspective of being on a vessel.

Examples of Usage

• Adverb:
  • The sailors rowed the small boat ashore. (The sailors moved the boat from the water to the land.)
  • After a month at sea, we were happy to be ashore. (We were happy to be on land after a long time on the sea.)
  • The cargo was unloaded once the ship was brought ashore. (The goods were removed from the ship after it was moved to the land.)

Advanced Usage

• "To go ashore": To leave a ship or boat and go onto the land.
  • The captain gave the crew permission to go ashore for a few hours.
• "To wash ashore": To be carried onto the shore by waves or water (often used for objects or debris).
  • Several pieces of the wreckage washed ashore after the storm.
• "Ashore and afloat": A phrase contrasting being on land with being on the water.
  • The company has operations both ashore and afloat.

Variants and Related Words

• Shore (noun): The land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water.
  • We walked along the sandy shore.
• Ashore is related to but distinct from onshore (adverb/adjective), which can mean moving toward the shore, situated on land, or operating within a country.

Synonyms

• On land: Located on the solid ground of the earth.
• Aground (Note: This specifically means touching the bottom in shallow water, often implying being stuck, whereas "ashore" implies a deliberate or successful movement to land).

Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases

• Come ashore: To arrive on the shore from the water.
  • The swimmers came ashore exhausted but happy.
• Put ashore: To cause someone or something to go onto the shore; to disembark.
  • The small launch put the passengers ashore at the dock.

Related Idioms

• "All ashore that's going ashore!": A traditional call made on a ship to signal that it is about to depart, giving final notice for visitors to leave the ship and for crew to return if they are on land.
  • The whistle blew, and the cry went out: "All ashore that's going ashore!"

Học thuật

Adverb

1. towards the shore from the water
   • we invited them ashore