abordar
Spanish, verb/aboɾˈdaɾ/
abordar is a Spanish verb meaning “to address, to broach, to approach, to discuss, to touch on (e.g. a subject, issue, topic, point)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tocar una embarcación con otra, o con un muelle o embarcadero”.
What does abordar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to address, to broach, to approach, to discuss, to touch on (e.g. a subject, issue, topic, point)
- 2
to tackle, to deal with, to confront, to approach, to grapple with (e.g. a problem, a challenge)
- 3
to accost, to waylay
- 4
to board (to enter a boat)
- 5
to address
- 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
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Tocar una embarcación con otra, o con un muelle o embarcadero. 2. En especial, abordar₁ con la intención de tomar por la fuerza. 3. Entrar a una embarcación o, por extensión, a otro medio de transporte. 4. Aproximarse a una persona o institución para hacer una pregunta, iniciar un diálogo o tratar un asunto.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abordar
- abordo first-person present singular
- abordé first-person preterite singular
- abordado participle past
- abordando gerund
- abordada feminine participle past
- abordados masculine participle past
- abordadas feminine participle past
- abordas indicative informal present
- abordás indicative informal present
- aborda indicative present singular
- abordamos first-person indicative plural
- abordáis indicative plural present
- abordan indicative plural present
- abordaba first-person imperfect indicative
- abordabas imperfect indicative second-person
- abordábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- abordabais imperfect indicative plural
- abordaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abordar?
- /aboɾˈdaɾ/
- [a.β̞oɾˈð̞aɾ]
- [aβ̞oɾˈð̞aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to abordar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is abordar in Spanish?
abordar appears 10 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).