adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/əˈʃɔː/
General-American:/əˈʃɔɹ/
/əˈʃo(ː)ɹ/rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
/əˈʃoə/non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
homophone: assure (pour–poor merger)
rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET:AH0 SH AO1 R
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
On the land as opposed to onboard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
On, or towards the shore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: nautical, transport
Examples
The canoe sailed ashore.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aland
Antonyms: none provided
3
adverb
Meaning 3
towards the shore from the water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
we invited them ashore
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From a- + shore; see also onshore.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
на сушата
(na sušata)
— on the land
Danish:
i land
— on the land
Finnish:
maissa
— on the land
Irish:
istír
— on the land
Italian:
a riva
— on the land
Japanese:
陸上
(rikujō)
— on the land
Korean:
해안으로
(haeaneuro)
— on the land
Korean:
물가로
(mulgaro)
— on the land
Māori:
kei uta
— on the land
Marathi:
किनाऱ्यावर
(kināryāvar)
— on the land
Norwegian Bokmål:
i land
— on the land
Norwegian Nynorsk:
i land
— on the land
Portuguese:
em terra
— on the land
Romanian:
pe mal
— on the land
Romanian:
la țărm
— on the land
Spanish:
en tierra
— on the land
Bulgarian:
към брега
(kǎm brega)
— towards the shore
Finnish:
rantaan
— towards the shore
Greek:
παραλιακά
(paraliaká)
— towards the shore
Irish:
i dtír
— towards the shore
Italian:
verso riva
— towards the shore
Japanese:
上陸
(jōriku)
— towards the shore
Māori:
ki uta
— towards the shore
Marathi:
किनाऱ्याकडे
(kināryākḍe)
— towards the shore
