onboard

See also: on board

English

Alternative forms

• on-board

Etymology

From on board, equivalent to on- +‎ board.

Pronunciation

• (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):

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)d

Adjective

onboard (not comparable)

1. 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.

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)
• German: Bord (de)- (in compounds)

being a part of

• Finnish: mukana (fi)
• Greek: ενσωματωμένος (el) (ensomatoménos)

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Translations to be checked‌: "carried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel"

• Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} ombords

Adverb

onboard (not comparable)

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

Related terms

• aboard
• outboard
• overboard

 

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.
   • 2022, Audrey O'Shea, Jeff T. Parker, CompTIA A+ Complete Practice Tests […] ‎^[1], John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:

     It's easiest to onboard and offboard employees if you have a checklist to follow.

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

Related terms

• take on board

Anagrams

• Boronda, bradoon