aground
/əˈɡraʊnd/adverb
उच्चारण अग्राउन्ड
उथले पानी में (ज़मीन से टकराकर) फँसा हुआ
Core word
- 1
[only after verb]
if a ship runs or goes aground, it touches the ground in shallow water and cannot move
उथले पानी में (ज़मीन से टकराकर) फँसा हुआ
- The cargo ship ran aground near the coast of Gujarat.
- The boat went aground on a sandbank.
- The fishing boat ran aground in thick fog.
+ 2 more examples
- The tanker was stuck aground for three days before the tide lifted it.
- Several ships went aground during the storm.
Synonyms stranded beached grounded
Opposite afloat
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
run / go aground
Aground is usually used with run or go, for a ship that gets stuck on the bottom in shallow water.
'Aground' प्रायः run या go के साथ आता है, जब कोई जहाज़ उथले पानी में तल से अटक जाता है।
- The tanker ran aground near Kochi.
- The ferry went aground in thick fog.
be aground / be run aground
After be, it describes the state; in the passive, a ship can be run aground deliberately.
Be के बाद यह स्थिति बताता है; passive में किसी जहाज़ को जानबूझकर भी aground किया जा सकता है।
- The boat lay aground on the mud at low tide.
- The captain ran the damaged ship aground to save the crew.
aground (adverb) with no preposition
It is an adverb, so no on or in comes before it; the place follows with on, near or off.
यह adverb है, इसलिए इसके पहले 'on' या 'in' नहीं आता; स्थान उसके बाद on, near या off से बताया जाता है।
- The ship ran aground on a sandbank.
aground vs ashore
Aground says the ship is stuck on the bottom; ashore says someone has come onto land from the water.
'Aground' बताता है कि जहाज़ तल पर फँस गया है; 'ashore' बताता है कि कोई पानी से किनारे पर आ गया है।
- The ship ran aground, and the passengers were brought ashore by boat.
aground + figurative use
Figuratively, a plan that runs aground meets a problem and stops.
लाक्षणिक रूप में, जो योजना 'runs aground' करती है वह किसी समस्या से टकराकर रुक जाती है।
- The talks ran aground over the price.
+Collocations 4
verb + aground
rungobelieget
- The fishing boat ran aground during the cyclone.
ship + aground
tankerferrycargo shiptrawleryacht
- A cargo ship ran aground near the coast.
aground + place
on a rockon a sandbanknear the shoreoff the coast
- The yacht ran aground on a sandbank.
aground + cause
fogstormrockslowtideshallowwater
- The ferry ran aground at low tide.
“More examples 6
- The old steamer went aground in the Sundarbans.
पुराना स्टीमर सुंदरबन में उथले पानी में फँस गया।
- Rescue boats reached the ship that had run aground.
राहत नौकाएँ उस जहाज़ तक पहुँचीं जो उथले पानी में फँस गया था।
- At low tide the fishing boats lay aground on the beach.
भाटे के समय मछली पकड़ने वाली नावें समुद्रतट पर टिकी रहीं।
- The captain steered away to avoid running aground.
कप्तान ने जहाज़ को उथले पानी में फँसने से बचाने के लिए मोड़ दिया।
- A tanker that ran aground leaked oil into the sea.
उथले पानी में फँसे एक टैंकर से समुद्र में तेल रिस गया।
- The negotiations ran aground over a small dispute.
बातचीत एक छोटे विवाद पर आकर अटक गई।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The ship was ran aground near Goa.
✓ The ship ran aground near Goa.
Run aground is active here; was ran is not a correct verb form.
यहाँ 'run aground' सक्रिय रूप में है; 'was ran' क्रिया का सही रूप नहीं है।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: the usual collocations are run aground and go aground.
Usage में इसके सामान्य collocation run aground और go aground हैं।