Word
beached
US/ˈbitʃt/
UK/bˈiːtʃt/
Definition
adj. stuck on the shore and unable to get back into the water, like a whale or a boat left on the sand.
adj. stranded on shore and unable to refloat or return to the water, applied to marine animals or vessels. Often used attributively before nouns or predicatively after 'be' or 'lie'.
Examples
“A beached whale lies on the sand.”
“Volunteers pour water over the beached dolphin while they wait for the rescue team to arrive.”
“The beached fishing boat, its hull bleached by months of sun, stood as a quiet reminder of the storm that had ended its working life.”
Examples
simple
“A beached whale lies on the sand.”
contextual
“Volunteers pour water over the beached dolphin while they wait for the rescue team to arrive.”
complex
“The beached fishing boat, its hull bleached by months of sun, stood as a quiet reminder of the storm that had ended its working life.”
Collocations
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word “beached” in context.
Verb
01. beached on sand
“The old ferry lay beached on sand for almost a decade.”
adj + prep + noun
02. beached on shore
“A young whale was beached on shore near the lighthouse.”
adj + prep + noun
03. find beached
“Rescuers found the whale beached on the northern coast.”
verb + adj
04. leave beached
“The falling tide left the small boat beached until morning.”
verb + adj
Adjective
05. firmly beached
“At low tide the fishing boat was firmly beached on the sand.”
adv + adj
06. hopelessly beached
“The cargo ship was hopelessly beached after running aground in the storm.”
adv + adj
Noun
07. beached boat
“Children played around the old beached boat.”
adj + noun
08. beached dolphin
“A vet examined the beached dolphin and kept it wet.”
adj + noun
09. beached vessel
“Tugs tried to refloat the beached vessel at high tide.”
adj + noun
10. beached whale
“Volunteers worked all night to save the beached whale.”
adj + noun
11. find a whale beached
“Walkers found a whale beached near the rocks early this morning.”
12. left beached on the sand
“The canoe was left beached on the sand until the tide returned.”
Real-World Examples
“Ships anchored in sheltered natural bays, were beached along open coastlines or moored in deeper waters beyond the harbor walls.” “But pure possession can also be boringly risk-averse, a kind of footballing atrophy where everyone just sits quivering on the touchline like a swarm of beached jellyfish at dusk.” Etymology
From beach (“sandy shore”) + -ed.
See beach (verb)
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.B2 FirstIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.5.5–6.5TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 4.0–4.572–94TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.785–944
- Frequency
- Occasional
- Level
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
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