onboard
See also: on board
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From on board, equivalent to on- + board.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɑnˈbɔɹd/, /ɔnˈbɔɹd/
- (varieties without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ɑnˈboɹd/, /ɔnˈboɹd/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒnˈbɔːd/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)d
Adjective edit
onboard (not comparable)
- Carried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel.
- (by extension, figurative) Being a part of, being included in, participating in.
- When it comes to security, everybody seems to be as onboard as I am.
- James is onboard as a production manager.
Translations edit
carried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel
being a part of
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Translations to be checked: "carried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel"
Adverb edit
onboard (not comparable)
Related terms edit
Translations edit
on a vehicle — see on board
Verb edit
onboard (third-person singular simple present onboards, present participle onboarding, simple past and past participle onboarded)
- (figurative) To become a part of a group; to incorporate (someone) into a group.
- (figurative) To begin to use a product or service; to take (someone) on as a new customer of a product or service.