aboard

1 of 2

adverb or adjective

ə-ˈbȯrd 

1

: alongside

2

a

: on, onto, or within a vehicle (such as a car or ship)

b

: in or into a group, association, or organization

her second promotion since coming aboard

3

baseball : on base

aboard

2 of 2

preposition

: on, onto, within

go aboard ship

aboard a plane

Examples of aboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adverb or adjective

Since then, Ohtani has gotten aboard in six of his 11 trips to the plate, including three walks Thursday after his first-inning home run. —Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024

With Yousafzai aboard, everything else fell into place. —Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2024

Preposition

After Team Gwen contestant Sloane Simon and Team Michael’s Mor Ilderton were not selected in the battle round, they were each saved by the opposite coach, with Bublé snatching Simon for his own team and Stefani bringing Ilderton aboard hers on the Monday, Oct. 21 episode. —Rachel Desantis, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024

Over the years, several psychics, mediums, and paranormal investigators have come aboard the ship hoping for ghostly encounters. —Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Adverb or adjective

Middle English abord, probably in part borrowed from Middle French a bord, a bort "on board," in part from Middle English a- a- entry 1 + bord "board, side of a ship" — more at board entry 1

Preposition

Middle English abord, derivative of abord aboard entry 1

First Known Use

Adverb Or Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Preposition

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

aboard

1 of 2 adverb

ə-ˈbōrd 

-ˈbȯrd

: on, onto, or within a vehicle (as a car, ship, or airplane)

aboard

2 of 2 preposition

: on or into especially as a passenger

go aboard ship