beach

CEFRA1

/ˈbiːt͡ʃ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.

Examples

  • I had no idea the beach was so close.

  • I live near the sea, so I often get to go to the beach.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • [ˈbɪi̯t͡ʃ]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The loose pebbles of the seashore, especially worn by waves; shingle.

  2. The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.

  3. A dry, dusty pitch or situation, as though playing on sand.

More examples

In context

  • I was planning on going to the beach today, but then it started to rain.

  • That beach should be punished!

  • Up and down, the beach lay empty for miles.

Synonyms

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After a long hike through the forest, they finally reached the sandy blank and jumped into the cool water.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English bache, bæcche (“bank, sandbank”), from Old English beċe (“beck, brook, stream”), from Proto-West Germanic *baki, from Proto-Germanic *bakiz (“brook”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- (“flowing water”). Cognates Cognate with Cimbrian pach (“brook, creek, stream”), Dutch beek (“brook, stream”), German Bach (“brook, stream”), German Low German Beek (“brook, stream”), Luxembourgish Baach (“brook, stream”), Mòcheno pòch (“brook, creek, stream”), Vilamovian bāh, baoch (“brook, stream”), Danish bæk (“brook”), Icelandic bekkur (“creek, spring, stream”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk bekk (“brook, creek, stream”), Swedish bäck (“brook, creek, stream”); also Lithuanian ba...