Definition board in American English

board verb

verb

/bɔrd/

to get onto a ship, aircraft, train, or bus

Example

Example

We're boarding through gate 16.

Synonyms and related words

aboard afloat aisle seat

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1.1

if a plane or ship is boarding, passengers are being allowed to get on it

Example

When I got to the airport, my flight was already boarding.

Synonyms and related words

get on board transfer

to live at another person's house in a room that you pay for

Example

She had three students who boarded with her.

Synonyms and related words

couch surfing sleep over stay the night/stay overnight

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2.1

to live with other students at school or college during the part of the year that you go to classes

Example

From the age of eight, George boarded at a private school in Maine.

Synonyms and related words

couch surfing sleep over stay the night/stay overnight absence absenteeism attend

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