agroundadv.

Brit.

/əˈɡraʊnd/, U.S.

/əˈɡraʊnd/

Forms: Middle English agrund, Middle English–1600s agrounde, Middle English–1600s a grounde, Middle English– aground, 1500s–1600s a ground, 1600s–1800s a-ground.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: a prep.¹, ground n.

Etymology: < a prep.¹ + ground n.

1. On or to the ground; on the earth. Also in figurative contexts. Frequently poetic. Now archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > ground > [adverb]

sideOE

on (also at, of, in) lowc1225

agroundc1325

in levela1400

upon shorec1400

at-lowa1500

sidelong1667

à terre1922

c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 7764 (MED) Manne orf deide al agrounde, so gret qualm þer com þo.

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 91 (MED) Þe drope of þe deawe..ualþ agrund.

c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. i. l. 90 He is a god bi þe gospel agrounde and aloft [c1390 A text on grounde].

1490 W. Caxton tr. Boke yf Eneydos li. sig. K.iiij Eneas that sawe Merencyus agrounde came towarde hym.

1562 A. Brooke tr. M. Bandello Tragicall Hist. Romeus & Iuliet f. 82^v She fell flat downe before his feete aground.

1610 G. Fletcher Christs Victorie 40 And all about, embayed in soft sleepe, A heard of charmed beasts a ground wear spread.

1714 R. Steele Ninth Thebais in Poet. Misc. 286 His Courser's Reins uncheck'd, his Arms aground.

1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey I. 70 La Fleur's being kick'd off his horse..the bidet's running away after, and leaving La Fleur aground in jack-boots.

1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 123 She furious stampt her shoeless foot aground.

1849 Fraser's Mag. 40 318 Their limbs recline..aground beside the gentle source of some pure stream.

1919 J. H. Jones Heart of World 53 Hope's bubble swells, then falls aground.

a1930 S. Image Poems (1932) 72 When stiff Jack-Frost's aground, And ne'er a peckit to be found.

2005 J. E. Anthony Castle of Scarlet Ghost i. 10 An old oak a few dozen yards from the professor was struck and fell aground.

a. Esp. of a vessel: on or to the bottom in shallow water, so as to be no longer afloat. Frequently in to run aground (cf. run v. 19b).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > grounding of vessel > [adverb]

aground1477

hard and fast1826

society > travel > travel by water > grounding of vessel > be aground [verb (intransitive)] > go aground > accidentally

runc1275

to fall on shorea1400

strike1518

shore1600

to run agrounda1616

embanka1649

strand1687

1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 92 The king Appollo felte that the tempest of the see cessed litil & a litil, and after aperceyuid that the arke was a ground faste.

?1518 Cocke Lorelles Bote sig. B.iiij Some at saynt Kateryns stroke a grounde.

1579 S. Gosson Schoole of Abuse f. 39 A little fishe swimmeth continually before the great Whale, to shewe him the shelues, that he run not a grounde.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. i. 4 Speake to th'Mariners: fall too't, yarely, or we run our selues a ground .

1688 S. Sewall Diary 14 Aug. (1973) I. 174 They..lay aground a pretty while before they could fleet in.

1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 299 The Water was ebb'd considerably away, leaving their Boat a-ground.

1789 A. Mackenzie Jrnl. 9 June (1970) 168 We ran aground often not finding 3 feet water when deepest for 6 Miles.

1813 R. Southey Life Nelson v. 149 Before the lead could be hove again he was fast aground.

1882 Pop. Sci. Monthly Jan. 389 In low water the boats often run aground on the sand-bars.

1958 Argosy Sept. 91 La Belle Helene..was caught in a south-easterly gale. She went aground and started to break up.

1989 Ships Monthly Mar. 15/3 The ferry was aground for eight hours.

2002 Outdoor Life Feb. 57 A one-piece extruded aluminum keel protects the boat's ‘spine’ if you run aground.

b. figurative and in figurative contexts. In or to a state or condition of difficulty, hardship, confusion, etc.; (also) in a stranded or abandoned condition.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [adverb] > stuck or at an impasse

aground?1575

on ground1600

?1575 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. (new ed.) 227 This it is my Lorde that doth vexe me, this it is that settes me aground.

1576 G. Whetstone Ortchard of Repentance 85 in Rocke of Regard Now wonted wealth doth weare to ebb, their frendship runnes aground.

1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing xi. 103 And run a ground on that more desperate absurdity, Atheism.

1687 J. M. Elegy to Cleveland in J. Cleveland Wks. 282 For in Discourse his Wit did never rest, When others were aground with one dry jest.

1695 W. Congreve Love for Love iv. i. 65 Wou'd you sheer off so? wou'd you, and leave me aground?

1742 C. Cibber Life in Hist. Stage 118 No body had yet been thought of for the part of Alderman Fondlewife. Here we were all aground agen.

1755 C. Charke Narr. Life 228 We were run a little aground, so that we were positively obliged to sell the best Part of our Furniture.

1832 T. P. Thompson Exercises (1842) II. 57 The arguments against competition..all finally come aground on this rock.

1854 T. De Quincey Autobiogr. Sketches in Select. Grave & Gay II. 309 The poor unhappy goddess seemed to be eternally aground on this Goodwin Sand of inconsolability.

1905 W. Campbell Poems 170 To answer them back with their cannon..As Britain has answered ever, afloat or greatly aground.

1999 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 7 Feb. 10/4 Marriages falter and collapse, parents die, love affairs run aground.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aground
释义	agroundadv. Brit. /əˈɡraʊnd/, U.S. /əˈɡraʊnd/ Forms: Middle English agrund, Middle English–1600s agrounde, Middle English–1600s a grounde, Middle English– aground, 1500s–1600s a ground, 1600s–1800s a-ground. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: a prep.¹, ground n. Etymology: < a prep.¹ + ground n. 1. On or to the ground; on the earth. Also in figurative contexts. Frequently poetic. Now archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > ground > [adverb] sideOE on (also at, of, in) lowc1225 agroundc1325 in levela1400 upon shorec1400 at-lowa1500 sidelong1667 à terre1922 c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 7764 (MED) Manne orf deide al agrounde, so gret qualm þer com þo. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 91 (MED) Þe drope of þe deawe..ualþ agrund. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. i. l. 90 He is a god bi þe gospel agrounde and aloft [c1390 A text on grounde]. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Boke yf Eneydos li. sig. K.iiij Eneas that sawe Merencyus agrounde came towarde hym. 1562 A. Brooke tr. M. Bandello Tragicall Hist. Romeus & Iuliet f. 82^v She fell flat downe before his feete aground. 1610 G. Fletcher Christs Victorie 40 And all about, embayed in soft sleepe, A heard of charmed beasts a ground wear spread. 1714 R. Steele Ninth Thebais in Poet. Misc. 286 His Courser's Reins uncheck'd, his Arms aground. 1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey I. 70 La Fleur's being kick'd off his horse..the bidet's running away after, and leaving La Fleur aground in jack-boots. 1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 123 She furious stampt her shoeless foot aground. 1849 Fraser's Mag. 40 318 Their limbs recline..aground beside the gentle source of some pure stream. 1919 J. H. Jones Heart of World 53 Hope's bubble swells, then falls aground. a1930 S. Image Poems (1932) 72 When stiff Jack-Frost's aground, And ne'er a peckit to be found. 2005 J. E. Anthony Castle of Scarlet Ghost i. 10 An old oak a few dozen yards from the professor was struck and fell aground. 2. a. Esp. of a vessel: on or to the bottom in shallow water, so as to be no longer afloat. Frequently in to run aground (cf. run v. 19b). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > grounding of vessel > [adverb] aground1477 hard and fast1826 society > travel > travel by water > grounding of vessel > be aground [verb (intransitive)] > go aground > accidentally runc1275 to fall on shorea1400 strike1518 shore1600 to run agrounda1616 embanka1649 strand1687 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 92 The king Appollo felte that the tempest of the see cessed litil & a litil, and after aperceyuid that the arke was a ground faste. ?1518 Cocke Lorelles Bote sig. B.iiij Some at saynt Kateryns stroke a grounde. 1579 S. Gosson Schoole of Abuse f. 39 A little fishe swimmeth continually before the great Whale, to shewe him the shelues, that he run not a grounde. a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. i. 4 Speake to th'Mariners: fall too't, yarely, or we run our selues a ground . View more context for this quotation 1688 S. Sewall Diary 14 Aug. (1973) I. 174 They..lay aground a pretty while before they could fleet in. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 299 The Water was ebb'd considerably away, leaving their Boat a-ground. 1789 A. Mackenzie Jrnl. 9 June (1970) 168 We ran aground often not finding 3 feet water when deepest for 6 Miles. 1813 R. Southey Life Nelson v. 149 Before the lead could be hove again he was fast aground. 1882 Pop. Sci. Monthly Jan. 389 In low water the boats often run aground on the sand-bars. 1958 Argosy Sept. 91 La Belle Helene..was caught in a south-easterly gale. She went aground and started to break up. 1989 Ships Monthly Mar. 15/3 The ferry was aground for eight hours. 2002 Outdoor Life Feb. 57 A one-piece extruded aluminum keel protects the boat's ‘spine’ if you run aground. b. figurative and in figurative contexts. In or to a state or condition of difficulty, hardship, confusion, etc.; (also) in a stranded or abandoned condition. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [adverb] > stuck or at an impasse aground?1575 on ground1600 ?1575 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. (new ed.) 227 This it is my Lorde that doth vexe me, this it is that settes me aground. 1576 G. Whetstone Ortchard of Repentance 85 in Rocke of Regard Now wonted wealth doth weare to ebb, their frendship runnes aground. 1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing xi. 103 And run a ground on that more desperate absurdity, Atheism. 1687 J. M. Elegy to Cleveland in J. Cleveland Wks. 282 For in Discourse his Wit did never rest, When others were aground with one dry jest. 1695 W. Congreve Love for Love iv. i. 65 Wou'd you sheer off so? wou'd you, and leave me aground? 1742 C. Cibber Life in Hist. Stage 118 No body had yet been thought of for the part of Alderman Fondlewife. Here we were all aground agen. 1755 C. Charke Narr. Life 228 We were run a little aground, so that we were positively obliged to sell the best Part of our Furniture. 1832 T. P. Thompson Exercises (1842) II. 57 The arguments against competition..all finally come aground on this rock. 1854 T. De Quincey Autobiogr. Sketches in Select. Grave & Gay II. 309 The poor unhappy goddess seemed to be eternally aground on this Goodwin Sand of inconsolability. 1905 W. Campbell Poems 170 To answer them back with their cannon..As Britain has answered ever, afloat or greatly aground. 1999 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 7 Feb. 10/4 Marriages falter and collapse, parents die, love affairs run aground. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.c1325
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