abordar
Meanings
Verb
1. to address, to broach, to approach, to discuss, to touch on (e.g. a subject, issue, topic, point) (transitive)
2. to tackle, to deal with, to confront, to approach, to grapple with (e.g. a problem, a challenge) (transitive)
3. to accost, to waylay (transitive)
4. to board (to enter a boat) (transitive)
5. to address (reflexive)
6. to be addressed, to be tackled, to be taken up, to be approached, to be treated, to be considered, to be dealt with, to be handled, to be discussed (reflexive)
Examples29
Es hora de abordar.
It's time to get aboard.
¿Quién puede abordar este asunto?
Who can address this issue?
Debemos abordar estos problemas como un todo.
We must treat these problems as a whole.
Nosotros abordamos el avión.
We went aboard the plane.
Tom abordó el avión.
Tom boarded the plane.
¿Es cierto que abordaste ese avión?
Is it true that you boarded that plane?