Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

run aground

/ˌrʌn əˈɡraʊnd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: run a-ground
IPA: /ˌrʌn əˈɡraʊnd/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Intransitive verb

verb

To cause (a vessel) to be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The ship ran aground and had to be towed back out to sea."
"The Canadian Coast Guard says a stranded container barge has been refloated, after running aground off Quadra Island over the weekend."
"The drunken helmsman ran the ship aground."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌrʌn əˈɡraʊnd/
British English: /ˌrʌn əˈɡraʊnd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

runs aground (present, singular) running aground (participle, present) ran aground (past)

Synonyms

beach ground strand

Questions

How do you pronounce run aground?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌrʌn əˈɡraʊnd/.
What does run aground mean?: To be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.

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