Meanings
adverbashore (not comparable)
- not comparablenauticalOn the land as opposed to onboard.
I shall no more to sea, to sea, / Here shall I die ashore—[…]
1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii] - not comparablenauticalOn, or towards the shore.
The canoe sailed ashore.
2 more examples
Swum ashore, man, like a duck. I can swim like a duck, I'll be sworn.
1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]Driven ashore by a violent storm that we barely survived, Mike and I camp (below) at Aston Bay on Somerset Island.
1989 May, Jeff MacInnis, “Braving the Northwest Passage”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 592Synonyms: aland
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbOn, or towards the shore.
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Origin
From a- + shore; see also onshore.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian на сушата, към брега
- на сушата (na sušata)on the land
- към брега (kăm brega)towards the shore
Danish i land
- i landon the land
Finnish maissa, rantaan
- maissaon the land
- rantaantowards the shore
Greek παραλιακά
- παραλιακά (paraliaká)towards the shore
Irish istír, i dtír
- istíron the land
- i dtírtowards the shore
Italian a riva, verso riva
- a rivaon the land
- verso rivatowards the shore
Japanese 陸上, 上陸
- 陸上 (rikujō)on the land
- 上陸 (jōriku)towards the shore
Korean 해안으로, 물가로
- 해안으로 (haeaneuro)on the land
- 물가로 (mulgaro)on the land
Māori kei uta, ki uta
- kei utaon the land
- ki utatowards the shore
Norwegian Bokmål i land
- i landon the land
Portuguese em terra
- em terraon the land
Romanian pe mal, la țărm
- pe malon the land
- la țărmon the land
Spanish en tierra
- en tierraon the land
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with ashore
fororyourmorestorebeforefourwarsuretourmaturethereforeensureflooroutdoorcorepoorhardcorenorexplorepureMoorehorrorpour
All rhymes →Sounds the same
assure (pour–poor merger)
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
ashore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ashore
MLA
“ashore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ashore. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ashore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ashore.
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