onboard
verb/ˈɒnbɔːd/
/ˈɑːnbɔːrd/
(business)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they onboard | /ˈɒnbɔːd/ /ˈɑːnbɔːrd/ |
| he / she / it onboards | /ˈɒnbɔːdz/ /ˈɑːnbɔːrdz/ |
| past simple onboarded | /ˈɒnbɔːdɪd/ /ˈɑːnbɔːrdɪd/ |
| past participle onboarded | /ˈɒnbɔːdɪd/ /ˈɑːnbɔːrdɪd/ |
| -ing form onboarding | /ˈɒnbɔːdɪŋ/ /ˈɑːnbɔːrdɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] onboard somebody to ensure a new employee or customer becomes familiar with an organization or its products or services
- The goal is to get new clients onboarded quickly.
- We are delighted to have onboarded such a talented pool of individuals.
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- [intransitive, transitive] to become familiar with how something works, especially a piece of technology or software
- The problem is that many new users struggle to onboard.
- onboard something The system is fast to onboard, easy to use and simple to manage.
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