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# ashore

adverb (ashore)

«ashore» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

On or onto the land from the sea or a river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ashore/#m1)

### In the lessons

In stories and geography, sailors go ashore, ships run ashore, and things wash ashore after a storm. In safety lessons, swimmers should come ashore if the flag shows danger. Phrases: go ashore, come ashore, wash ashore, run ashore.

### Examples

- The sailors went ashore to buy food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ashore/#x1)
- A whale washed ashore on the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ashore/#x2)
- We swam ashore when the wind picked up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ashore/#x3)
- The pirates rowed ashore at dawn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ashore/#x4)
- Rubbish washed ashore after the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ashore/#x5)
- The ship ran ashore on the rocks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ashore/#x6)
- Ib jumped ashore, and ran a little distance from the boat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ashore/#x7)

### Note

It is an adverb: «go ashore», not «go to ashore». Opposite: aboard (onto a ship) or at sea. Related: shore.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ashore» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ashore/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ashore» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ashore.html) on Mova free.