Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Over the edge; especially, off or outside of a boat.

    It was their practice to throw the scraps overboard.

    über Bord

    за́ бортzá bort, за бо́ртомza bórtom, за борто́мza bortóm

  2. (not comparable)Excessively; too much.

    They really went overboard with the party preparations.

More definitions
  • from on board a vessel into the water
  • to extremes

Examples

46 sentences
  1. Don't throw me overboard.

    Не кидайте мене за борт. — deniko

    ruНе бросайте меня за борт. — marafon

  2. Tom fell overboard and drowned.

    Том упав за борт та потонув. — deniko

    ruТом упал за борт и утонул. — marafon

  3. I jumped overboard.

    Я стрибнув за борт. — deniko

    ruЯ прыгнул за борт. — marafon

  4. Be careful not to fall overboard.

    ruСмотри не упади за борт. — marafon

    dePass auf, dass du nicht von Bord fällst! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Tom jumped overboard and swam ashore.

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
over the edge, off a boat:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
over the edge, off a boat:

Origin

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

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

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