Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To throw over the edge of a boat into the water.

  2. (transitive)To cover (a ceiling) with plasterboard to create a new surface.

Examples

46 sentences
  1. Don't throw me overboard.

    Не кидайте мене за борт.

    ruНе бросайте меня за борт.

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  2. Tom fell overboard and drowned.

    Том упав за борт та потонув.

    ruТом упал за борт и утонул.

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  3. I jumped overboard.

    Я стрибнув за борт.

    ruЯ прыгнул за борт.

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  4. Be careful not to fall overboard.

    ruСмотри не упади за борт.

    dePass auf, dass du nicht von Bord fällst!

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  5. Tom jumped overboard and swam ashore.

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Origin

From Middle English overbord, overborde, equivalent to over- + board.

From Middle English overbord, overborde, equivalent to over- + board.

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Forms

overboards, overboarding, overboarded, overboarded
Base formoverboard · to overboard
3rd person singularoverboards
Present participleoverboarding
Past simpleoverboarded
Past participleoverboarded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoverboard
he, she, itoverboards

Past simpleLesson

all personsoverboarded

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill overboard

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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