coast

A2 Topic:Nature & Landscape

US /koʊst/ UK /kəʊst/ See IPA manual

Freq #2346

Meanings

1

noun
The land along the edge of the sea.

We spent the summer in a small town on the coast.
2

verb
To keep moving forward without using power, such as a car going downhill.

The car ran out of fuel, but I coasted into a petrol station.
3

verb
To move along or succeed easily, without much effort.

He coasted through the exam without studying much.

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Forms coastedcoastingcoasts

Derived forms coast-to-coastcoastalcoastboundcoasteeringcoastercoastguardcoastguardingcoastlandcoastlesscoastlinecoastwardcoastwards

Etymology

From Middle English costeien (“to travel along a border or coast; to go alongside (something), skirt; to accompany, follow; to travel across, traverse; to be adjacent to, to border;”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman [Term?], Old French costoier (“to be at the side of”) […] (modern French côtoyer (“to pass alongside; (figuratively) to rub shoulders”)), from Latin costicāre, from Latin costa (“rib; side, wall”); see further at etymology 1.

costeien Middle English costoier Old French costicāre Latin costa Latin

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# coast

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /koʊst/
**IPA (UK):** /kəʊst/
**Frequency rank:** 2346

## Meanings
1. The land along the edge of the sea.
2. To keep moving forward without using power, such as a car going downhill.
3. To move along or succeed easily, without much effort.

## Examples
- We spent the summer in a small town on the coast.
- The car ran out of fuel, but I coasted into a petrol station.
- He coasted through the exam without studying much.

## Derived Forms
- coast-to-coast
- coastal
- coastbound
- coasteering
- coaster
- coastguard
- coastguarding
- coastland
- coastless
- coastline
- coastward
- coastwards

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: costeien
- Root: costoier
- Root: costicāre
- Root: costa

## Etymology
From Middle English costeien (“to travel along a border or coast; to go alongside (something), skirt; to accompany, follow; to travel across, traverse; to be adjacent to, to border;”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman [Term?], Old French costoier (“to be at the side of”) […] (modern French côtoyer (“to pass alongside; (figuratively) to rub shoulders”)), from Latin costicāre, from Latin costa (“rib; side, wall”); see further at etymology 1.

## AI Etymology
coast is a noun and verb. It is from Middle English costeien (“to travel along a border or coast; to go alongside (something), skirt; to accompany, follow; to travel across, traverse; to be adjacent to, to border;”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman an unspecified form, Old French costoier (“to be at the side of”) (modern French côtoyer (“to pass alongside; (figuratively) to rub shoulders”)), from Latin costicāre, from Latin costa (“rib; side, wall”);. Historical forms in the chain include costeien (Middle English), costoier (Old French), costicāre (Latin), and costa (Latin). Current senses include the land along the edge of the sea, to keep moving forward without using power, such as a car going downhill, and to move along or succeed easily, without much effort. Derived forms include coast-to-coast, coastal, coastbound, coasteering, and coaster.

## Topics
- Nature & Landscape

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