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aboard

aboard

58 2.1
As a member of a group or team
  • adverb
  • /əˈbɔrd/
  • Informal
translation icon : a bordo
  • Good to have you aboard, Morgenstern.

Now welcome aboard me Captain, Doctor MD.

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Examples

  • And for the folks just joining us, welcome aboard Air Canada, member of Starlight.

  • Since you were first aboard, you get first pick.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Tell me a little a little bit about how you came aboard this project.

  • Mr. President, welcome aboard, sir.

    Air Force One (1997)

  • Good to have you aboard, Tony.

    Gangster Story (1959)

  • Well, step right up, folks, glad to have you aboard.

    The Quiet American (1958)

  • If so, then welcome aboard, because Mamas Against Drama is the website for you.

    Blog text (19)

  • Welcome aboard, Mr. Douglas.

    Within Our Gates (1920)

  • Welcome aboard, Dragon rider.

    How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

  • We're excited to have you aboard the team for this new project.

Surface Forms

aboard positive

Morphology

aboard = board (semi-transparent) = a + board

The membership sense develops metaphorically from the older spatial sense 'on board', so the connection is real but not fully literal.

Etymology

Aboard originally meant being on a ship because it comes from the old words on and board, with board meaning the ship's deck. That's why saying someone is aboard a team means they have 'joined' and are part of the group, like a crew member on a ship.