abord

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UK/əˈbɔːd/US/əˈbɔɹd/

noun

The act of approaching or arriving; approach.

OriginFrench abord →
UncommonFirst used 17th–19th c.Scrabble 8
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Meanings

abord1

nounabord (plural abords)

plural abords

  1. obsoleteThe act of approaching or arriving; approach.First known use 17th–19th c.

    He entered with an air so immensely conceited and affected, and, at the same Time, so uncommonly bold, that I could scarce stand his Abord […].

    1777, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 77
  2. rareA road, or means of approach.First known use 17th c.

abord2

verbabord (third-person singular simple present abords, present participle abording, simple past and past participle aborded)

present singular third person abords · participle present abording · participle past aborded · past aborded

  1. alternativeAlternative form of aboard.

    Mrs Hurstpierpoint aborded her with a smile.

    1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, hardback edition, Duckworth, page 82

Origin

abord · noun

  1. Frenchabord
  2. Englishabord

From French abord, from aborder (“to aboard”).

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abord · verb

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abord,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abord.

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