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aboard

Adverb CEFR B1 Frequent
əˈbɔːd

Definitions

  1. On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
    not-comparable
  2. On or onto a horse, a camel, etc.
    not-comparable
  3. On base.
    not-comparable
  4. Into a team, group, or company.
    not-comparable
  5. Alongside.
    not-comparable

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Examples

“We all climbed aboard.”
“As the 1857 to Manchester Piccadilly rolls in, I scan⟳ the windows and realise⟳ there are plenty of spare⟳ seats, so I hop aboard. The train⟳ is a '221'+'220' combo to allow⟳ for social distancing - a luxury on an XC train⟳ as normally you're playing sardines, so I make⟳ the most of it.”
“Trump said he signed the executive orders while aboard Air Force⟳ One on a return⟳ flight to Washington from Florida.”
“to sling a saddle aboard”
“He doubled with two men aboard, scoring them both.”
“The office manager welcomed him aboard.”
“The ships came close⟳ aboard to pass⟳ messages.”
“The captain laid his ship aboard the enemy's ship.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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