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boarded

v.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈbɔɹdəd// UK //bˈɔːdɪd// board·ed

v. to get on a train, plane, or ship. You use this when you enter a vehicle for a journey.

v. to enter a vehicle such as a train, aircraft, or ship for the purpose of travel. Transitive when referring to the vehicle itself; intransitive when referring to the passenger.


SIMPLE

We boarded the train at nine.

CONTEXTUAL

Passengers boarded the flight quickly after the gate opened.

COMPLEX

The crew boarded the vessel just as the storm clouds began to gather on the horizon, securing their gear against the rising wind.

Synonyms
Usage

The verb is transitive when the object is the vehicle ('boarded the plane'); it is intransitive when no object follows ('we boarded at 9').

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