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onboard
We have found lemma(root) word of onboard : on board.
Definitions
[ˌɒn ˈbɔːd], (Adverb)
Definitions:
- on or in a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle
(e.g: a plane crashed with three people on board)
Phrases:
- take something on board
Origin
:
early 16th century (in sense ‘close alongside another ship or the shore’): board here means ‘the side of a ship’. The current meaning dates from the late 17th century and appears to be an expansion of aboard
[ˌɒn ˈbɔːd], (Adposition)
Definitions:
- on or on to (a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle)
(e.g: they are among more than 200 Britons on board the ship)
Phrases:
- take something on board
Origin
:
early 16th century (in sense ‘close alongside another ship or the shore’): board here means ‘the side of a ship’. The current meaning dates from the late 17th century and appears to be an expansion of aboard
[ˌɒn ˈbɔːd], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- available or situated on a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle
(e.g: on-board catering staff)
- denoting or controlled from a facility or feature incorporated into the main circuit board of a computer or computerized device
(e.g: there's 8GB of onboard memory)
Phrases:
- take something on board
Origin
:
early 16th century (in sense ‘close alongside another ship or the shore’): board here means ‘the side of a ship’. The current meaning dates from the late 17th century and appears to be an expansion of aboard
[ˌɒn ˈbɔːd], (Verb)
Definitions:
- go through procedures to effectively integrate (a new employee) into an organization or familiarize (a new customer or client) with one's products or services
(e.g: this data has tremendous value in helping to onboard new hires and manage their performance)
Phrases:
- take something on board
Origin
:
early 16th century (in sense ‘close alongside another ship or the shore’): board here means ‘the side of a ship’. The current meaning dates from the late 17th century and appears to be an expansion of aboard
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