Meaning

2 senses

  1. (not comparable)Resting on the bottom.

  2. (broadly, not comparable)At a loss, ruined, with no way out

More definitions
  • stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float

Examples

9 sentences

  1. We've run aground.

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  2. My boat ran aground on a sandbar.

    ruМоя лодка наскочила на песчаную отмель.

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  3. The ship ran aground on a sandbar.

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  4. The ship ran aground and was stuck.

    ruКорабль сел на мель и застрял.

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  5. Multilateral trade negotiations ran aground over import quotas.

    deMultilaterale Handelsgespräche haben sich wegen Einfuhrbeschränkungen festgefahren.

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Origin

From Middle English agrounde, on grounde (“on ground”), equivalent to a- + ground.

From Middle English agrounde, on grounde (“on ground”), equivalent to a- + ground.

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Antonyms

1 antonyms
afloat

See also

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