aboard
part of speech
adverb (aboard); preposition (aboard)
meaning for a pupil
1) Aboard means on or into a ship, plane, train or bus. tree →
2) "All aboard!" is a call telling people to get on because it is leaving. tree →
3) (informal) Coming aboard can mean joining a team or project. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and travel it shows people getting on vehicles. In word problems, passengers aboard a bus or train are added or taken away at stops. Phrases: all aboard, climb aboard, welcome aboard, go aboard.
examples
- All aboard! The train is leaving. tree →
- There were 40 people aboard the ship. tree →
- The pilot welcomed us aboard. tree →
- We climbed aboard the bus. tree →
- At the stop 5 more got aboard, so now 25 are aboard. tree →
- No pets are allowed aboard. tree →
- Welcome aboard, new team member! tree →
- The pirates leapt aboard the boat. tree →
- With one bound, he leaped aboard. tree →
note
Same as "on board". Not used with cars or bikes (we say "in a car", "on a bike"). Maths: people getting aboard = add; people getting off = subtract.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «aboard» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.