Meaning

9 senses
  1. (transitive)To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.

    It is time to board the aircraft.

    an Bord gehen, einsteigen

    сади́тьсяsadítʹsja, сестьsestʹ, подня́ться/поднима́ться на бо́ртpodnjátʹsja/podnimátʹsja na bórt

    сідатиsidaty, сі́стиsísty

  2. (transitive)To provide someone with meals and lodging, usually in exchange for money.

    to board one’s horse at a livery stable

    beherbergen

    предоставля́ть пансио́нpredostavljátʹ pansión

    provide food and lodging (for)

  3. (transitive)To receive meals and lodging in exchange for money.

    столова́тьсяstolovátʹsja

  4. (transitive)To (at least attempt to) capture an enemy ship by going alongside and grappling her, then invading her with a boarding party.

    entern

    идти́ на аборда́жidtí na abordáž

  5. (intransitive)To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation

  6. To cover with boards or boarding.

    to board a house

  7. To hit (someone) with a wooden board.

  8. (transitive)To write something on a board, especially a blackboard or whiteboard.

  9. (archaic, transitive)To approach (someone); to make advances to, accost.

Examples

885 sentences
  1. Is there a doctor on board?

    На борту є лікар?

    ruНа борту есть врач?

    deIst ein Arzt an Bord?

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  2. Are all the passengers on board?

    Всі пасажири на борту?

    deSind alle Passagiere an Bord?

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  3. Tom is on board.

    Том на борту.

    ruТом на борту.

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  4. How thick is the board?

    Яка товщина цієї дошки?

    deWie dick ist das Brett?

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  5. The broken window was boarded up.

    Розбите вікно було забите дошками.

    ruРазбитое окно было заделано досками.

    deDas zerbrochene Fenster war mit Brettern zugenagelt.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to step or climb onto:
Русский
By meaning 4
to step or climb onto:
to provide someone with meals and lodging:
to receive meals and lodging in exchange for money:
nautical: to go aboard an enemy ship at sea in an attempt to capture it:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to step or climb onto:
to provide someone with meals and lodging:
nautical: to go aboard an enemy ship at sea in an attempt to capture it:

Origin

Board (duplicate bridge)

Board (duplicate bridge)

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Forms

boards, boarding, boarded, boarded
Base formboard · to board
3rd person singularboards
Present participleboarding
Past simpleboarded
Past participleboarded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyboard
he, she, itboards

Past simpleLesson

all personsboarded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave boarded
he, she, ithas boarded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill board

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.):get on
  • live and take one's meals at or in:room

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

9 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • board the ship
  • boarded the plane
  • are on board
  • passengers on board
  • on board the
  • the diving board
  • diving board
  • people on board
  • went on board
  • boarding school
  • boarded the train
  • boarding school in

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
board — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto