come aboard

come aboard

1. To board a passenger vehicle, such as a plane, ship, train, etc. Once the boat docks, you can come aboard. A: "I can't believe they had us come aboard only to make us deplane an hour later!" B: "Well, would you rather fly in a plane having mechanical issues? Didn't think so." Once the train screeched to a complete halt, the conductor motioned for us to come aboard.

2. To join a company, organization, or some other group. The former president of marketing at Floogle Inc. has come aboard as Spacebook's new chief financial officer. We feel you would make a great addition to our team, so we'd be delighted if you would consider coming aboard. A: "Tom, this is Janet. She's coming aboard next week as our new project manager." B: "It's great to finally meet you in person. Welcome!"

See also: aboard, come

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come aboard

 and go aboard

to get onto a boat or ship. Please come aboard. We are shoving off now. Please ask everyone to go aboard.

See also: aboard, come

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