Aground

Pronunciation: /əˈɡraʊnd/

Definitions of aground

adverb on or onto the shore or the bottom of a body of water

Example Sentences

A1 The boat ran aground on the shore.

A2 The ship got aground on a sandbar.

B1 The fishing boat was aground for hours before help arrived.

B2 The yacht ran aground due to navigational error.

C1 The cargo ship was left aground after a storm hit the coast.

C2 The captain's negligence led to the cruise ship running aground near the port.

Examples of aground in a Sentence

formal The ship ran aground on the rocks during the storm.

informal The boat got stuck aground on the sandbar.

slang We were aground for hours before help arrived.

figurative His career seemed to be going aground after the scandal.

Grammatical Forms of aground

• past tense: agrounded
• plural: aground
• comparative: more aground
• superlative: most aground
• present tense: aground
• future tense: will be aground
• perfect tense: have agrounded
• continuous tense: is aground
• singular: aground
• positive degree: aground
• infinitive: to aground
• gerund: agrounding
• participle: agrounding

Origin and Evolution of aground

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The word 'aground' originated from the Old English word 'on grunde' which means 'on the ground'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'aground' has come to specifically refer to a ship or boat that is stranded on the ground or a shoal, rather than just something being on the ground in general.