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Meaning of aboard | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B1
/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

Translations

Deutsch an Bord
Español a bordo
Français à bord
Italiano a bordo
日本語 乗って
Nederlands aan boord langszij
Português a bordo

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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