phrasal verb · neutral
bring onboard
UK/brɪŋ ˌɒnˈbɔːd/US/brɪŋ ˌɑːnˈbɔːrd/bring on·BOARD
to involve someone in a project or organisation, often as a new member or advisor
Examples
“The startup brought onboard an experienced CTO to scale its platform.”
“We should bring onboard a consultant to improve our marketing strategy.”
“They brought several volunteers onboard for the festival weekend.”
Band 8 sentence
“To accelerate product development the board voted to bring onboard an external team of specialists with proven experience in scale-ups.”
Collocations
- bring someone onboard as a consultant
- bring new members on board
Word family
Common mistakes
bring someone onboard = always hire someone permanently→bring someone onboard = involve or recruit (may be temporary or advisory)
bring onboard the new manager (word order wrong)→bring the new manager on board
use 'bring onboard' when you mean 'sue' or 'charge'→use 'bring onboard' to involve someone in project
Say it for a higher band
5hire→6take on→7+bring onboard
Synonyms
hire
Easily confused
hire
“We decided to hire two developers last month.”
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