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# seaside

noun (the seaside); adjective (seaside)

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

## Everyday

1. The seaside is a place by the sea, especially a beach or town where people go on holiday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seaside/#m1)
2. (adjective) By the sea: a seaside town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seaside/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in everyday life and history lessons: seaside holidays, sandcastles, piers, ice cream, rock pools. Safety at the seaside: swim between the flags, watch the tide, wear sun cream, stay near adults. Phrase: "go to the seaside", "at the seaside".

### Examples

- We went to the seaside for the day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seaside/#x1)
- Brighton is a seaside town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seaside/#x2)
- At the seaside we built sandcastles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seaside/#x3)
- Seaside holidays in the past were very different. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seaside/#x4)
- Swim between the red and yellow flags at the seaside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seaside/#x5)
- Grandma lives in a little seaside village. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seaside/#x6)
- The Boy was going to the seaside to-morrow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seaside/#x7)

### Note

Mostly British, Irish, Australian; Americans often say "the beach" or "the shore". Used with "the": go to the seaside.

## On Mova

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