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board en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/boəd/ (Eastern-New-England)
/boːd/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
(US) audio
/bɔːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/boːd/ Manchester
/bɔɹd/ (General-American)
/bɔəd/ (Received-Pronunciation, obsolete)
[boːɾd] (Scotland)
/boɹd/ early 20th century General American, near-obsolete
/boɾd/ (Scotland)

Etymology

Board (duplicate bridge) From Middle English boord, boorde, bord, bourd, burd, from Old English bord, from Proto-West Germanic *bord, from Proto-Germanic *burdą (“board, plank; edge; table”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- (“tip, top”) + *-dʰeti or *bʰerH- (“to pierce; to strike”) + *-dʰeti. The senses "food" and "council" are by metonymy from the sense "table". Cognates Cognate with Scots buird (“board; table”), Yola borde (“table”), West Frisian boerd (“board”), Dutch bord (“dish, plate; board, plank; sign”), boord (“border, boundary; bank, shore”), German Bord (“shelf”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish bord (“plank; table”), Elfdalian buord (“table”), Faroese and Icelandic borð (“board, plank; table”), Gothic *𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳 (*baurd, “board, plank”) (whence 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳 (fōtubaurd, “footstool”).

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.
- Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
(countable, uncountable) A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc.
(countable, uncountable) A flat surface with markings for playing a board game.
- Each player starts the game with four counters on the board.
(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable) Short for blackboard, whiteboard, chessboard, surfboard, circuit board, message board (on the Internet), bulletin board, etc.
alt of blackboard
alt of chessboard
alt of circuit board
alt of message board
alt of surfboard
alt of whiteboard
(countable, uncountable) A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors.
- We have to wait to hear back from the board.
(uncountable) Regular meals in a place of lodging; the price paid for them.
- room and board
- His board seemed a bit steep, but he accepted it because the house was clean and his fellow lodgers were respectful neighbors. [price for meals]
- His board was served by his landlady, the owner of the boarding house. [meals]
- board and lodging
(countable, uncountable) The side of a ship.
- Now board to board the rival vessels row. 1697, Virgil, “The Fifth Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
(countable, uncountable) The distance a sailing vessel runs between tacks when working to windward.
(countable, in-plural, often, uncountable) The wall that surrounds an ice hockey rink.
(archaic, countable, uncountable) A long, narrow table, like that used in a medieval dining hall.
- Túrin took a seat without heed, for he was wayworn, and filled with thought; and by ill-luck he set himself at a board among the elders of the realm, and in that place where Saeros was accustomed to sit. 2007, J. R. R. Tolkien edited by Christopher Tolkien, The Children of Húrin:
- 1890, Algernon Blackwood, Christmas in England, Methodist Magazine Volume 32 pg 481. The real beginning of the festivities is on Christmas-eve, when the large parties meet their friends from far and near round the festive board.
- Fruit of all kinds […] / She gathers, tribute large, and on the board / Heaps with unsparing hand. 1667, John Milton, “Book V”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
- "A man," added Cripps, pointing at the MacQuibble, who took no manner of notice, but smoked impassively, "who comes to my hospitable board meanly disguised as an artist, and filches the table wine." 1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 17:
- “Take your seat at my board, and let me drink to your health.” 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 26:
(countable, uncountable) Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers, etc.; pasteboard.
- to bind a book in boards
(countable, uncountable) A level or stage having a particular two-dimensional layout.
- The object of the game is to move the smiley face over the preset board, in doing so removing the green squares and ending up at the exit […] 2004, Dan Whitehead, Martyn Carroll, Shaun Bebbington, “Future Shocks”, in Your Sinclair, number 94:
- You are able to then change a color candy with any candy around the board, similar to the way you are able to with color bomb candies. 2015, Hiddenstuff Entertainment, Candy Crush Soda Saga Game Guide, page 23:
(countable, uncountable) The portion of the playing field where creatures or minions can be placed (or played, summoned, etc.).
(countable, uncountable) A container for holding pre-dealt cards that is used to allow multiple sets of players to play the same cards.
(countable, qualifier:local government, uncountable) A Philippine provincial or Uruguayan departmental assembly or council.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
bord		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
boards	Number=Plur		lexicographic
boord		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

Translations (386)

pt painel de controle (device containing electrical switches) · pl plansza (surface for a board game) · uk до́шка (surface for a board game) · tg тахта (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · de Brett (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · hu tábla (surface for a board game) · ru сове́т (managing committee) · az taxta (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · tr kurul (managing committee) · ko 칠판 (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · bg борд (side of a ship) · tk tagta (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · sk mantinel (wall surrounding ice hockey rink) · sq dhogë (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · nl bord (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · hu tábla (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · az lövhə (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · ca junta (managing committee) · be до́шка (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · ar مَجْلِس (managing committee) · lv dēlis (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · he לוּחַ (device containing electrical switches) · pt conselho (managing committee) · fr planche (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · hi पट्ट (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · he גַּלְס (nautical: distance between tacks) · mi papa (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · esu tuskaq (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · ar لَوْحَة (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · tt такта (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · sv nämnd (managing committee) · uk керівни́цтво (managing committee) · uk ра́да (managing committee) · de Schlag (nautical: distance between tacks) · sv bord (device containing electrical switches) · hu grémium (managing committee) · ar لَوْح (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · ca bord (side of a ship) · fi johtokunta (managing committee) · fi lautakunta (managing committee) · grc σανίς (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · ota تخته (surface for a board game) · afb لوحَة (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · ka ფიცარი (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · ru пала́та (managing committee) · he דֹּפֶן (side of a ship) · sk výbor (managing committee) · oj nabagisag (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · fi lauta (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · ru табло́ (device containing electrical switches) · uk до́шка (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · ur تَخْتَہ (surface for a board game) · th กระดาน (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · hu tanács (managing committee) · cmn 白板 (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · ca mesa (managing committee) · fi taulu (device containing electrical switches) · yue 委員會 /委员会 (managing committee) · ko 판자 (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · ja ホワイトボード (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · it asse (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · nl paneel (device containing electrical switches) · eo tabulo (surface for a board game) · fa-ira تَخْتِه (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · fi sähkötaulu (device containing electrical switches) · gl bordo (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · oc bòrd (side of a ship) · hu kapcsolótábla (device containing electrical switches) · mi kōpapa (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · el διατροφή (regular meals or amount paid for them in a place of lodging) · uk коміте́т (managing committee) · mi papatuhituhi (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · mk комите́т (managing committee) · ca tauler (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · he לוּחַ (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · hu ellátás (regular meals or amount paid for them in a place of lodging) · sk doska (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · sk panel (managing committee) · ru стол (regular meals or amount paid for them in a place of lodging) · hu koszt (regular meals or amount paid for them in a place of lodging) · ckb تەختە (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · ru комите́т (managing committee) · pt tábua (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · gl táboa (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · hu tábla (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · ru правле́ние (managing committee) · zdj uɓao class 11/10 (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · fi pelilauta (surface for a board game) · vi bảng (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · mn банз (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · uz doska (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · qu llapsa k'ulllu (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · sw bao (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · id panel (device containing electrical switches) · cs výbor (managing committee) · pl zarząd (managing committee) · bg дъска́ (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · es pizarra (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · ru доска́ (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · bg трапеза (long, narrow table) · eu taula (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · fa-ira تَخْتِه (surface for a board game) · nl bord (device containing electrical switches) · hi तख्ता (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · gl bordo (side of a ship) · ur تَخْتَہ (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · tr borda (side of a ship) · lt lenta (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · sk doska (device containing electrical switches) · ang bord (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · ps تخته (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · hu bizottság (managing committee) · fo talva (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · zdj ɓao (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · oc planca (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · yi ברעט (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · fr plateau (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · ur بورْڈ (managing committee) · ml പലക (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · ru колле́гия (managing committee) · pl deska (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · bg комите́т (managing committee) · hu fedélzet (side of a ship) · de Pult (device containing electrical switches) · sv skiva (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · bn পর্ষদ (managing committee) · rsk деска (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · nl plank (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · es consejo de administración (managing committee) · sh о̀дбор (managing committee) · ja 黒板 (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · bg поле (TCG: playing field) · mi poari (managing committee) · he לֶג (nautical: distance between tacks) · cmn 委員會 /委员会 (managing committee) · unm sikaxkw (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · hu zsűri (managing committee) · ckb تەختە (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · cs rada (managing committee) · ga clár (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · fi laita (wall surrounding ice hockey rink) · nb bord (side of a ship) · pt lousa (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · ru пане́ль (device containing electrical switches) · mk даска (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · fr bord (side of a ship) · hy տախտակ (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · bg съве́т (managing committee) · hu panel (device containing electrical switches) · cmn 黑板 (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · fi hallitus (managing committee) · et laud (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · nb brett (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · cmn 板 (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · bn তক্তা (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · te తెల్లబల్ల (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · fi taulu (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · pt quadro (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · tg тахта (surface for a board game) · ota مجلس (managing committee) · pl panel (device containing electrical switches) · ota مشورت (managing committee) · bni libaya (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · fa-ira تَخْتِه (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · eo karto (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · pt comitê (managing committee) · el σανίδα (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · ru руково́дство (managing committee) · ja ボード (managing committee) · ang bord (side of a ship) · prs تَخْتَه (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · fi kytkintaulu (device containing electrical switches) · nb styre (managing committee) · ko 위원회 (managing committee) · be камітэ́т (managing committee) · de Rat (managing committee) · sh dàska (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · bg табло́ (device containing electrical switches) · ky стол (regular meals or amount paid for them in a place of lodging) · gl padroádego (managing committee) · es junta (managing committee) · nn planke (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · ru коммута́тор (device containing electrical switches) · hu műszerfal (device containing electrical switches) · ca post (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · hi तख़्ता (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · nrf bord (side of a ship) · cs deska (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · fi luovi (nautical: distance between tacks) · be кіраўні́цтва (managing committee) · fr plateau (surface for a board game) · be до́шка (surface for a board game) · sh òdbor (managing committee) · sh комѝте̄т (managing committee) · pl rada (managing committee) · uk борт (side of a ship) · es tabla (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · te సమితి (managing committee) · mk одбор (managing committee) · tr tahta (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · es bordo (side of a ship) · it comitato (managing committee) · az heyət (managing committee) · pl komitet (managing committee) · is borð (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · sv styrelse (managing committee) · it consiglio di amministrazione (managing committee) · sh komìtēt (managing committee) · az idarə heyəti (managing committee) · fi ruoka (regular meals or amount paid for them in a place of lodging) · pt diária (regular meals or amount paid for them in a place of lodging) · kk тақта (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · my ဘုတ် (managing committee) · it quadro (device containing electrical switches) · it fiancata (side of a ship) · enm bord (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · fa-ira هِیْئَت (managing committee) · da råd (managing committee) · la tabula (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · ba таҡта (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · fi halssi (nautical: distance between tacks) · sv tavla (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · my ပျဉ် (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · pt despesa (regular meals or amount paid for them in a place of lodging) · sv bräda (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · vi phiến (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · cu дъска (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · es tablero (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · ru бо́ртик (wall surrounding ice hockey rink) · pl wikt (regular meals or amount paid for them in a place of lodging) · it bordo (side of a ship) · hi बोर्ड (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · uk до́шка (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · sk komisia (managing committee) · fi legi (nautical: distance between tacks) · be праўле́нне (managing committee) · de Ausschuss (managing committee) · ja 宿泊料金 (regular meals or amount paid for them in a place of lodging) · ca tauler (surface for a board game) · hi मंडल (managing committee) · nb tavle (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · mn самбар (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · ug تاختا (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · te బోర్డు (managing committee) · hi बोर्ड (managing committee) · tr heyet (managing committee) · ar هَيْأَت (managing committee) · sl deska (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · sh да̀ска (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · sw bao (wall surrounding ice hockey rink) · ru галс (nautical: distance between tacks) · ko 보드 (managing committee) · lv tāfele (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · chr ᎠᏯᏖᎾ (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · cs komise (managing committee) · nn bord (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · ota تخته (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · nv tsineheeshjííʼ (managing committee) · pl tablica (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · ba таҡта (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · uk правлі́ння (managing committee) · vi ván (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · prs تَخْتَه (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · lv borts (side of a ship) · sv panel (device containing electrical switches) · ky такта (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · ms papan (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · ms papan (device containing electrical switches) · cy astell (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · fr compteur (device containing electrical switches) · ms papan (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · fr pension (regular meals or amount paid for them in a place of lodging) · fi buugi (nautical: distance between tacks) · gsw Brittli (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · de Vorstand (managing committee) · mos rao-peoko (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · bg пансион (regular meals or amount paid for them in a place of lodging) · nl controlebord (device containing electrical switches) · ga clár (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · tr tahta (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · tr sancak (side of a ship) · be ра́да (managing committee) · nl raad (managing committee) · tg тахта (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · ru борт (side of a ship) · uz kengash (managing committee) · gv oastys (regular meals or amount paid for them in a place of lodging) · alt такта (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · nb planke (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · de Tafel (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · es pizarrón (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · fr conseil d'administration (managing committee) · da bræt (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · gl borda (side of a ship) · hu testület (managing committee) · el πίνακας (device containing electrical switches) · bg борд (managing committee) · pdt Brat (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · pl wyżywienie (regular meals or amount paid for them in a place of lodging) · fi lauta (surface for a board game) · vi bảng (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · ka დაფა (surface for a board game) · sw bao (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · pt junta (managing committee) · es tablero (device containing electrical switches) · hu lap (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · bg дъска́ (surface for a board game) · nl rak (nautical: distance between tacks) · hi परिषद (managing committee) · cs prkno (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · sw bao (side of a ship) · grc ἄβαξ (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · sk rada (managing committee) · cs tabule (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · cy bwrdd (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · nb tavle (device containing electrical switches) · el σίτιση (regular meals or amount paid for them in a place of lodging) · bg мантине́ла (wall surrounding ice hockey rink) · sk tabuľa (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · gl consello (managing committee) · be до́шка (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · pt bordo (side of a ship) · gv aaght (regular meals or amount paid for them in a place of lodging) · te చెక్కబల్ల (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · ur تَخْتَہ (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · fo nevnd (managing committee) · da bestyrelse (managing committee) · oc conselh d'administracion (managing committee) · izh bortta (side of a ship) · el συμβούλιο (managing committee) · de Gremium (managing committee) · fi korttiteline (duplicate bridge: container for holding pre-dealt cards) · hu deszka (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · es consejo (managing committee) · km ក្ដារ (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · ja 委員会 (managing committee) · lo ກະດານ (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · fr planche (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · yi טאָוול (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · sw bodi (managing committee) · nb panel (device containing electrical switches) · pl burta (side of a ship) · sk panel (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · el επιτροπή (managing committee) · nb vant (wall surrounding ice hockey rink) · fi kylki (side of a ship) · eo tabulo (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · enm schyd (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · kmr texte (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · ota تخته (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · ar لَوْحَة (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · az şura (managing committee) · it tavola (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · fr couvert (regular meals or amount paid for them in a place of lodging) · sw bao (device containing electrical switches) · enm brede (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · nl logement (regular meals or amount paid for them in a place of lodging) · oc taula (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · ru стенд (device containing electrical switches) · prs تَخْتَه (surface for a board game) · bn মজলিস (managing committee) · fr tableau (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · uz komitet (managing committee) · ru доска́ (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · he לוּחַ (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · bg дъска́ (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · it vitto (regular meals or amount paid for them in a place of lodging) · ar خَشَبَة (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · oc pòst (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · nb bord (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · it lavagna (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · ckb تەتە (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · nv tsineheeshjííʼ (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · uz taxta (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · prs هَیْئَت (managing committee) · be борт (side of a ship) · ar لَجْنَة (managing committee) · fi vekki (nautical: distance between tacks) · ru доска́ (surface for a board game) · ro scândură (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · el πίνακας (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · ln libaya (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · my ဘုတ် (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · cmn 板子 (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) · te నల్లబల్ల (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) · ja 板 (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material)

board en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/boəd/ (Eastern-New-England)
/boːd/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
(US) audio
/bɔːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/boːd/ Manchester
/bɔɹd/ (General-American)
/bɔəd/ (Received-Pronunciation, obsolete)
[boːɾd] (Scotland)
/boɹd/ early 20th century General American, near-obsolete
/boɾd/ (Scotland)

Etymology

Meanings

(transitive) To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.
- Yuan-chu-min history, that of the island’s southern Min speaking Han Chinese, is in evidence farther east, in Nan-t'ou county. After reaching the heart of Nan-t'ou' city, the county’s center of government and also home to Taiwan’s provincial government, one can board a bus to ascend the mountains that dominate much of the central and eastern landscape of the island. 1999, Murray A. Rubinstein, editor, Taiwan: A New History, M.E. Sharpe, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page ix:
- You board an enemy to capture her, and a stranger to receive news or make a communication. 1862, Benjamin J. Totten, Naval Text-Book, and Dictionary, for the use of the Midshipmen of the U.S. Navy:
- It is time to board the aircraft.
- I have just enough time for a "swifty" in the reopened (but on this day just about to close) '301' bar on Platform 4 before boarding a two-car Northern Class 158 working the 1824 to Leeds. 2022 November 2, Paul Bigland, “New trains, old trains, and splendid scenery”, in RAIL, number 969, page 57:
(transitive) To provide someone with meals and lodging, usually in exchange for money.
- to board one’s horse at a livery stable
(transitive) To receive meals and lodging in exchange for money.
- We are several of us, gentlemen and ladies, who board in the same house, February 8, 1712, Charity Frost, The Spectator No. 296 (letter to the editor)
(transitive) To (at least attempt to) capture an enemy ship by going alongside and grappling her, then invading her with a boarding party.
(intransitive) To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation
(archaic, transitive) To approach (someone); to make advances to, accost.
- Ere long with like againe he boorded mee, / Saying, he now had boulted all the floure […] 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto IV”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
To cover with boards or boarding.
- the boarded hovel 1782–1785, William Cowper, “(please specify the page)”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […], →OCLC:
- to board a house
To hit (someone) with a wooden board.
(transitive) To write something on a board, especially a blackboard or whiteboard.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
boards	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
boarded	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
boarded	Tense=Past		lexicographic
boord		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
boarding	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
bord		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

Antonyms

disembark · alight · deboard

Deriveds

boarding axe · boarding ax · boarding school · boarding gate · board up · boarding pass · boarding-master · boarding house · boarding pike

Translations (90)

sw panda (to step or climb onto) · sk nastupovať (to step or climb onto) · sk ubytovať (to provide someone with meals and lodging) · sv inackordera v.t. (to provide someone with meals and lodging) · grc ἐπιβαίνω (to step or climb onto) · sv äntra (nautical: to go aboard an enemy ship at sea in an attempt to capture it) · ar صَعِدَ (to step or climb onto) · ar اِسْتَقَلَّ (to step or climb onto) · th ขึ้น (to step or climb onto) · cmn 登機 /登机 (to step or climb onto) · ko 탑승하다 (to step or climb onto) · ru идти́ на аборда́ж (nautical: to go aboard an enemy ship at sea in an attempt to capture it) · sv inackordera v.i. (to receive meals and lodging in exchange for money) · no gå ombord (to step or climb onto) · la conscendō (to step or climb onto) · zdj upashia (to step or climb onto) · mi eke (to step or climb onto) · es subir (to step or climb onto) · io abordar (to step or climb onto) · fi entrata (nautical: to go aboard an enemy ship at sea in an attempt to capture it) · nl enteren (nautical: to go aboard an enemy ship at sea in an attempt to capture it) · nl instappen (to step or climb onto) · no losjere (to provide someone with meals and lodging) · ru подня́ться/поднима́ться на бо́рт (to step or climb onto) · bg качвам се на борда (to step or climb onto) · ky кемеге отур (to step or climb onto) · pl abordażować (nautical: to go aboard an enemy ship at sea in an attempt to capture it) · ja 乗り込む (to step or climb onto) · ru сади́ться (to step or climb onto) · tr bordalamak (nautical: to go aboard an enemy ship at sea in an attempt to capture it) · uk сі́сти (to step or climb onto) · pt hospedar-se (to receive meals and lodging in exchange for money) · ca pujar (to step or climb onto) · pt embarcar (nautical: to go aboard an enemy ship at sea in an attempt to capture it) · fi astua (to step or climb onto) · bg настанявам (to provide someone with meals and lodging) · de beherbergen (to provide someone with meals and lodging) · ang stīġan (to step or climb onto) · nl logies verschaffen (to provide someone with meals and lodging) · ca embarcar (to step or climb onto) · sk ubytovať sa (to receive meals and lodging in exchange for money) · bg настанен съм (to receive meals and lodging in exchange for money) · fi majoittua (to receive meals and lodging in exchange for money) · pl dokonywać abordażu (nautical: to go aboard an enemy ship at sea in an attempt to capture it) · hu élelmez (to provide someone with meals and lodging) · km ឡើងជិះ (to step or climb onto) · fi majoittaa (to provide someone with meals and lodging) · no borde (nautical: to go aboard an enemy ship at sea in an attempt to capture it) · no entre (to step or climb onto) · fr embarquer (to step or climb onto) · de entern (nautical: to go aboard an enemy ship at sea in an attempt to capture it) · ru предоставля́ть пансио́н (to provide someone with meals and lodging) · nl aan boord gaan (to step or climb onto) · ota بینمك (to step or climb onto) · hu ellát (to provide someone with meals and lodging) · hu beszáll (to step or climb onto) · ota رامپه ایتمك (nautical: to go aboard an enemy ship at sea in an attempt to capture it) · it abbordare (nautical: to go aboard an enemy ship at sea in an attempt to capture it) · sk nastúpiť (to step or climb onto) · pt hospedar (to provide someone with meals and lodging) · pl wchodzić na pokład (to step or climb onto) · pt embarcar (to step or climb onto) · sv borda (nautical: to go aboard an enemy ship at sea in an attempt to capture it) · it salire a bordo (to step or climb onto) · es embarcar (to step or climb onto) · pl dokonać abordażu (nautical: to go aboard an enemy ship at sea in an attempt to capture it) · nl logeren (to receive meals and lodging in exchange for money) · ru столова́ться (to receive meals and lodging in exchange for money) · nl opstappen (to step or climb onto) · no borde (to step or climb onto) · es abordar (nautical: to go aboard an enemy ship at sea in an attempt to capture it) · de einsteigen (to step or climb onto) · cmn 上船 (to step or climb onto) · it imbarcarsi (to step or climb onto) · sv gå ombord (to step or climb onto) · vi lên (to step or climb onto) · hu kosztol (to receive meals and lodging in exchange for money) · fr aborder (nautical: to go aboard an enemy ship at sea in an attempt to capture it) · bg взимам на абордаж (nautical: to go aboard an enemy ship at sea in an attempt to capture it) · fr monter (à bord de) (to step or climb onto) · hu felszáll (to step or climb onto) · fi nousta (to step or climb onto) · no losjere (to receive meals and lodging in exchange for money) · es abordar (to step or climb onto) · km ឡើង (to step or climb onto) · uk сідати (to step or climb onto) · ja 乗る (to step or climb onto) · de an Bord gehen (to step or climb onto) · ko 타다 (to step or climb onto) · ru сесть (to step or climb onto)

board en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

/boəd/ (Eastern-New-England)
/boːd/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
(US) audio
/bɔːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/boːd/ Manchester
/bɔɹd/ (General-American)
/bɔəd/ (Received-Pronunciation, obsolete)
[boːɾd] (Scotland)
/boɹd/ early 20th century General American, near-obsolete
/boɾd/ (Scotland)

Etymology

From backboard.

Meanings

(informal) A rebound.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
boards	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (5)

bg табло (basketball: a rebound) · pt rebatida (basketball: a rebound) · fi levypallo (basketball: a rebound) · sw bao (basketball: a rebound) · pt taco (basketball: a rebound)

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board en · NOUN · etymology 2

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