verb · irregular · transitive · rare

run aground

run aground · runs aground · ran aground · run aground · running aground

садиться на мель

auf Grund laufen, auflaufen, auf Grund setzen, auf Grund laufen lassen

To be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to floatTo be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.

/ˌrʌn əˈɡraʊnd/

» We've run aground.

Meaning

2 senses

(intransitive)To be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.
The ship ran aground and had to be towed back out to sea.
auf Grund laufen, auflaufen
сади́ться на мельsadítʹsja na melʹ
(transitive)To cause (a vessel) to be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.
The drunken helmsman ran the ship aground.
auf Grund setzen, auf Grund laufen lassen

More definitions

hit or reach the ground
bring to the ground

Examples

9 sentences

We've run aground.
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My boat ran aground on a sandbar.
ruМоя лодка наскочила на песчаную отмель.
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The ship ran aground on a sandbar.
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The ship ran aground and was stuck.
ruКорабль сел на мель и застрял.
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Multilateral trade negotiations ran aground over import quotas.
deMultilaterale Handelsgespräche haben sich wegen Einfuhrbeschränkungen festgefahren.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

to be immobilized by shallow water:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to be immobilized by shallow water:

to cause a vessel to run aground:

Forms

runs aground, running aground, ran aground, run aground

Base form	run aground · to run aground
3rd person singular	runs aground
Present participle	running aground
Past simple	ran aground
Past participle	run aground

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	run aground
he, she, it	runs aground

Past simpleLesson

all persons

ran aground

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have run aground
he, she, it	has run aground

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will run aground

Synonyms

3 synonyms

beachA1 groundC1

Close in meaning

hit or reach the ground:ground
bring to the ground:ground strand

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle