Standard Lemma guide

aboard

adv · prep · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /əˈbɔːd/
  • US: /əˈbɔɹd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)d
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 B AO1 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • We all climbed aboard.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

On or onto a horse, a camel, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • to sling a saddle aboard

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adv

Meaning 3

On base.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Examples

  • He doubled with two men aboard, scoring them both.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adv

Meaning 4

Into a team, group, or company.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The office manager welcomed him aboard.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adv

Meaning 5

Alongside.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: nautical, transport

Examples

  • The ships came close aboard to pass messages.
  • The captain laid his ship aboard the enemy's ship.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

prep

Meaning 6

On board of; onto or into a ship, boat, train, plane.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • We all went aboard the ship.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

prep

Meaning 7

Onto a horse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

prep

Meaning 8

Across; athwart; alongside.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

adverb

Meaning 9

on first or second or third base

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Their second homer with Bob Allison aboard

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: on base

Antonyms: none provided

10

adverb

Meaning 10

on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: on board

Antonyms: none provided

11

adverb

Meaning 11

part of a group

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Bill's been aboard for three years now

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

adverb

Meaning 12

side by side

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • anchored close aboard another ship

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: alongside

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English abord, from a- (“on”) + bord (“board, side of a ship”); equivalent to a- + board.

Across languages

Translations

58 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَلَى ظَهْر (ʕalā ẓahr) — on board
  • Arabic: عَلَى مَتْن (ʕalā matn) — on board
  • Arabic: على ضهر (ʕala ḍahr) — on board
  • Arabic: فوق سطح (fooʔ saṭḥ) — on board
  • Armenian: նավի վրա (navi vra) — on board
  • Armenian: գնացքի վրա (gnacʻkʻi vra) — on board
  • Armenian: օդանավի վրա (ōdanavi vra) — on board
  • Catalan: a bord — on board
  • Chinese Mandarin: 上車 /上车 (shàngchē) — on board
  • Chinese Mandarin: 上船 (shàngchuán) — on board
  • Chinese Mandarin: 上飛機 /上飞机 (shàng fēijī) — on board
  • Czech: na palubě — on board
  • Danish: ombord — on board
  • Dutch: aan boord — on board
  • Esperanto: surŝipe — on board
  • Finnish: kyytiin — on board
  • Finnish: kyydissä — on board
  • Finnish: laivaan — on board
  • Finnish: laivassa — on board
  • Finnish: koneeseen — on board
  • Finnish: koneessa — on board
  • Finnish: vaunuun — on board
  • Finnish: vaunussa — on board
  • French: à bord — on board
  • German: an Bord — on board
  • Greek: στο πλοίο (sto ploío) — on board
  • Haitian Creole: abò — on board
  • Hindi: अबौड (abauḍ) — on board
  • Hungarian: a fedélzeten — on board
  • Hungarian: rajta — on board
  • Irish: ar bord — on board
  • Italian: a bordo — on board
  • Japanese: 乗って (notte) — on board
  • Norman: à bord — on board
  • Persian: روی یا داخل — on board
  • Portuguese: a bordo — on board
  • Russian: на борту́ (na bortú) — on board
  • Russian: на́ борт (ná bort) — on board
  • Scottish Gaelic: air bòrd — on board
  • Spanish: a bordo — on board
  • Swedish: ombord — on board
  • Welsh: ar long — on board
  • Dutch: langszij — nautical
  • Bulgarian: на борда (na borda) — on board of
  • Chinese Mandarin: 上車 /上车 (shàngchē) — on board of
  • Chinese Mandarin: 上船 (shàngchuán) — on board of
  • Chinese Mandarin: 上飛機 /上飞机 (shàng fēijī) — on board of
  • Danish: om bord (på) — on board of
  • Dutch: aan boord — on board of
  • French: à bord de — on board of
  • German: an Bord — on board of
  • Greek: εν πλω (en plo) — on board of
  • Interlingua: a bordo de — on board of
  • Italian: a bordo di — on board of
  • Portuguese: a bordo de — on board of
  • Russian: на борту́ (na bortú) — on board of
  • Spanish: a bordo de — on board of
  • Swedish: ombord (på) — on board of
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