different between ashore vs offshore

English

Etymology

a- +? shore; see also onshore

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?????/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?????/
• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger)IPA^(key): /???o(?)?/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /???o?/
• Homophone: assure (accents with the pour–poor merger)
• Rhymes: -??(?)

Adverb

ashore (not comparable)

1. (nautical) On the land as opposed to onboard.
   • c. 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act II scene ii^[1]:

     I shall no more to sea, to sea, / Here shall I die ashore— […]

2. (nautical) On, or towards the shore.
   • c. 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act II scene ii:

     Swum ashore, man, like a duck. I can swim like a duck, I'll be sworn.

Usage notes

• When a ship collides with the shore it is said to have run ashore; when a ship collides with a submerged object, such as a reef or sandbar, it is said to have run aground.

Derived terms

• hangashore

Synonyms

• aland

Translations

Anagrams

• ahorse, hearos, hoarse, shoare

Middle English

Etymology

From a- (“on”) +? shore (“a prop; support”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a????r?/

Adverb

ash?re

1. aslant, on a slant

Derived terms

• setten ashore

References

• “ash?re, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

English

Alternative forms

• off-shore

Etymology

From off- +? shore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f????(?)/

Adjective

offshore (not comparable)

1. Moving away from the shore.
2. Located in the sea away from the coast.
3. Located in another country, especially one having beneficial tax laws or labor costs.

Translations

Adverb

offshore (not comparable)

1. Away from the shore.
2. At some distance from the shore.

Translations

Verb

offshore (third-person singular simple present offshores, present participle offshoring, simple past and past participle offshored)

1. To use foreign labor to substitute for local labor.

Translations

Noun

offshore (plural offshores)

1. An area or or portion of sea away from the shore.
2. An island, outcrop, or other land away from shore.
3. Something or someone in, from, or associated with another country.

See also

• deep-sea
• inshore
• nearshore
• noshore
• onshore

French

Alternative forms

• off-shore
• off shore

Etymology

Borrowed from English offshore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f.???/

Adjective

offshore (plural offshores)

1. offshore, in the sea away from the coast
2. offshore, in another country

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English

Adjective

offshore (indeclinable)

1. offshore

References

• “offshore” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English

Adjective

offshore (indeclinable)

1. offshore

References

• “offshore” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

Adjective

offshore (invariable)

1. offshore

Noun

offshore f (plural offshores)

1. offshore, offshore company