ashore B2 Topic:War & Conflict Also spelled asho US /əˈʃɔɹ/ UK /əˈʃɔː/ See IPA manual Freq #8461 Meanings 1 adv towards the shore from the water We invited them ashore. 2 adv On the land as opposed to onboard. I shall no more to sea, to sea, / Here shall I die ashore—[…]. 3 adv On, or towards the shore. The canoe sailed ashore. Thesaurus Synonyms 3 adv · on, or towards the shore. aland Common collocations set ashore Verb + adverb Etymology From a- + shore; see also onshore. Topics War & Conflict External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ashore **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /əˈʃɔɹ/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈʃɔː/ **Frequency rank:** 8461 ## Meanings 1. towards the shore from the water 2. On the land as opposed to onboard. 3. On, or towards the shore. ## Examples - We invited them ashore. - I shall no more to sea, to sea, / Here shall I die ashore—[…]. - The canoe sailed ashore. ## Etymology From a- + shore; see also onshore. ## Topics - War & Conflict markdown