onboard
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See also: on board
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From on board, equivalent to on- + board.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ɑnˈbɔɹd/, /ɔnˈbɔɹd/
- (without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): (Northern US or cot–caught merger) /ɑnˈboɹd/, /ɔnˈboɹd/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒnˈbɔːd/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)d
Adjective
[edit]onboard (not comparable)
- Carried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel.
- 2024 November 13, Paul Bigland, “Much to admire... but pockets of neglect”, in RAIL, number 1022, page 48:
- Swinging onto the Treherbert branch under the new OLE, the train's onboard Passenger Information Screens announce we have entered a 'no alcohol' zone. That doesn't seem to help, as some of the passengers who joined us earlier seem 'well oiled' already.
- (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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Adverb
[edit]onboard (not comparable)
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[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.
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