We are on the beach.

we Pronoun

— The person speaking and other people with him or her. "Are you and Mia still going?" "No, were finished." We went to Paris together. We ought to help. Let's go. We need to talk to Mark. We won our football game. — People in general. We need to think about other people more.

we Determiner

— The person speaking and other people with him or her. We Canadians don't act that way.

are Verb

— Are is the present tense, second person form of the verb be. Hello John, how are you? We are all happy. Are we there yet? John and Mary are playing. Are you all hungry?

on Preposition

— positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above The apple is on the table. — at the date of Tim was born on the 4th of July. — along, forwards (continuing an action) drive on, rock on — about, dealing with the subject of I have a book on history. There was a World Summit on the Information Society a few weeks ago. — touching; hanging from I have no money on me at the moment. I would like to eat the fruit on the trees. — because of, due to He was arrested on suspicion of bribery. I contacted Joanne on a hunch that she would know about it. The stock price increased on news of a new product.

on Adjective

— If something is on, it is active, functioning or operating. The television is on. The lights are on, so it is very bright.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

beach Noun

— A large area of sand (or very small stones), next to an area of water. People sometimes lie on beaches when they are on holiday, to get a suntan.

beach Verb

— If something is beached, it has run onto a beach or sandbar.