onboard
gb/ˈɑnbˌɔɹd/ us/ˈɑnbˌɔɹd/
B2
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adjective
B2
property
1
installed or available inside
On or inside a vehicle or device, or built into it.
Patrón de uso:
onboard [noun]; [noun] onboard
Error frecuente:
Do not use onboard as a verb to mean getting onto a bus or plane; use board or get on.
Sinónimos
built-in (Emphasizes that something is integrated into a device or system.)
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in-vehicle (Used mainly for equipment or services inside a vehicle.)
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aboard (Means on a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft; less often used for built-in technology.)
Antónimos
external (Located outside the device, vehicle, or system.)
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offboard (Used in technical contexts for processing or equipment not located on the device itself.)
Colocaciones
onboard computer
|onboard camera
|onboard Wi-Fi
|onboard storage
|onboard sensors
|onboard entertainment
|onboard equipment
|onboard software
|onboard diagnostics
|onboard memory
Temas
technology
|transport
|travel
|devices
Ejemplos
- The car's onboard computer monitors fuel use and engine temperature.
- Passengers can use the onboard Wi-Fi during the flight.
- The drone saves video to its onboard storage before sending it to the cloud.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The train has onboard cameras.
- My laptop has onboard memory.
Verbo
business
B2
action
2
integrate a new user
To help a new employee, customer, or user get started.
Patrón de uso:
onboard [someone]; onboard [someone] onto [a platform/service]; onboard [someone] as [a role]
Error frecuente:
Onboard is usually transitive: companies onboard employees, customers, or users. The noun is onboarding.
Sinónimos
orient (Often used for training new employees and explaining procedures.)
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train (Focuses more on teaching skills than on the full starting process.)
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integrate (Emphasizes making someone part of a team or system.)
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introduce (More general and less business-specific.)
Antónimos
offboard (To remove or transition someone out of a role, service, or system.)
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dismiss (Means to remove someone from a job, not specifically from systems or processes.)
Colocaciones
onboard new employees
|onboard a client
|onboard users
|onboard customers
|onboard new hires
|onboard staff
|onboard vendors
|onboard a team
|onboard onto the platform
|onboard effectively
Temas
business
|work
|technology
|education
|customer_service
Ejemplos
- The HR team will onboard ten new employees next week.
- The app uses short tutorials to onboard first-time users.
- We need a faster way to onboard customers after they sign the contract.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The company onboarded me on Monday.
- This video helps new users get onboarded.
adverb
B2
relation
3
on or inside a vehicle
On a plane, ship, train, or other vehicle.
Patrón de uso:
[be/have/remain] onboard
Error frecuente:
For the action of entering a vehicle, say board the plane or get on the bus, not onboard the bus.
Sinónimos
aboard (Very common for being on a ship, aircraft, or train.)
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on board (The two-word spelling is often preferred for this adverbial meaning.)
Antónimos
ashore (Used especially when someone is on land rather than on a ship.)
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off (General opposite meaning not on or not inside a vehicle.)
Colocaciones
passengers onboard
|crew onboard
|people onboard
|remain onboard
|stay onboard
|come onboard
|welcome onboard
|everyone onboard
|a doctor onboard
|animals onboard
Temas
travel
|transport
|aviation
|shipping
Ejemplos
- There were 180 passengers onboard when the plane left Chicago.
- A doctor was onboard and helped the sick passenger.
- All crew members must be onboard before the ship can depart.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- There are many people onboard.
- Is there a nurse onboard?
adjective
B2
state
4
supportive or in agreement
Agreeing with an idea or ready to help with it.
Patrón de uso:
[be/get] onboard with [something]; [be] fully onboard
Error frecuente:
This meaning is often written as two words: on board, especially in edited writing.
Sinónimos
supportive (Focuses on giving approval or help.)
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in favor (Means approving of an idea or proposal.)
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willing (Emphasizes readiness to do something.)
Antónimos
opposed (Actively against an idea or plan.)
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reluctant (Not willing or not enthusiastic.)
Colocaciones
fully onboard
|get onboard
|be onboard with the plan
|onboard with the idea
|keep everyone onboard
|not quite onboard
|seem onboard
|bring people onboard
|the team is onboard
|everyone onboard
Temas
business
|communication
|opinions
|teamwork
Ejemplos
- The manager is onboard with the new schedule.
- Not everyone was onboard at first, but the team accepted the plan after the meeting.
- If the client is fully onboard, we can start the project next month.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- I am onboard with your idea.
- The team is onboard now.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
onboard
AFI
GB/ˈɑnbˌɔɹd/
US/ˈɑnbˌɔɹd/
Sílabas y acento
on - board (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (on)
Formas de la palabra
Adjective
- Base: onboard
- Comparative: onboarder
- Superlative: onboardest
Verb
- Base: onboard
- 3rd Person Singular: onboards
- Present Participle: onboarding
- Past: onboarded
- Past Participle: onboarded
Expresiones
bring someone on board
1/bɹˈɪŋ sˈʌmwˌʌn ˈɔn bˈɔɹd/
idiom
recruit or gain support
To make someone join or support a team, project, or plan.
Ejemplos
- The startup brought a senior engineer on board to lead the platform team.
- We should bring legal on board before we sign the agreement.
- The campaign succeeded because it brought local businesses on board early.
come on board
1/kˈʌm ˈɔn bˈɔɹd/
idiom
join a group or project
To join a team, company, or project.
Ejemplos
- She came on board as marketing director in June.
- A new investor came on board after the product launch.
- When Dan came on board, the project finally had a clear technical lead.
get on board
1/ɡˈɛt ˈɔn bˈɔɹd/
idiom
start supporting or joining
To decide to support or join something.
Ejemplos
- We need the finance team to get on board before we announce the plan.
- After seeing the results, the mayor got on board with the project.
- Some employees were slow to get on board with the new software.