onboard

See also: on board

English

Alternative forms

• on-board

Etymology

From on board, equivalent to on- +‎ board.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑnˈbɔɹd/, /ɔnˈbɔɹd/

  IPA^(key): /ɑnˈboɹd/, /ɔnˈboɹd/

• IPA^(key): /ɒnˈbɔːd/

Adjective

onboard (not comparable)

1. Carried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel
2. (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

carried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel

• Finnish: laivassa, autossa, junassa (inessive of vehicle or vessel)
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• German: Bord (de)- (in compounds)

being a part of

• Finnish: mukana (fi)
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• Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} ombords
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Adverb

onboard (not comparable)

1. On or in a vehicle or vessel; aboard; on board.

Related terms

• outboard
• aboard

Translations

on a vehicle — see on board

Verb

onboard (third-person singular simple present onboards, present participle onboarding, simple past and past participle onboarded)

1. (figurative) To become a part of a group; to incorporate (someone) into a group.
2. (figurative) To begin to use a product or service; to take (someone) on as a new customer of a product or service.

Antonyms

• offboard

Anagrams

• bradoon