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embark

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \im-ˈbärk\
    • /ɪmˈbɑːk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \im-ˈbärk\

Definitions of embark word

  • noun embark Go on board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle. 1
  • intransitive verb embark ship, plane: board 1
  • intransitive verb embark journey: start 1
  • intransitive verb embark project: start 1
  • verb embark If you embark on something new, difficult, or exciting, you start doing it. 0
  • verb embark When someone embarks on a ship, they go on board before the start of a journey. 0
See all 17 definitions of embark

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Parts of speech for Embark

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Embark

embark popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for embark

verb embark

  • board — A board is a flat, thin, rectangular piece of wood or plastic which is used for a particular purpose.
  • get on — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
  • commence — When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
  • launch — to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
  • set about — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
All 7 Synonyms of embark

Antonyms for embark

verb embark

  • disembark — to go ashore from a ship.
  • cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
  • finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
  • stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
  • stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
All 5 Antonyms of embark

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