Embark
21embark — /ɛmˈbak / (say em bahk) verb (i) 1. to board a ship, as for a voyage. 2. to engage in an enterprise, business, etc.: *Much too tired (and too rusty) to embark on a piece of work that demanded utmost care and discrimination. –henry handel… …
22embark — [16] To embark is literally to ‘put or get on to a boat’ – or more specifically a barque [15] (a word acquired ultimately from late Latin barca, which is probably related to English barge). Its immediate French ancestor, barque, formed the basis… …
23embark — verb /ɪmˈbɑː(ɹ)k,ɛmˈbɑː(ɹ)k/ a) To get on a boat or ship or (outside the USA) an aeroplane. All passengers please embark now. b) To start, begin. Phil embarked on his journey yesterday. Ant: disembark …
24embark — Synonyms and related words: air express, airfreight, airmail, assume, begin, board, commence, consign, dispatch, drop a letter, embark on, embus, emplane, engage in, enplane, enter, enter upon, entrain, expedite, export, express, forward, freight …
25embark — verb 1》 go on board a ship or aircraft. 2》 (embark on/upon) begin (a new project or course of action). Derivatives embarkation noun Origin C16: from Fr. embarquer, from em in + barque bark, ship …
26embark — verb (I, T) to get onto a ship or put or take something onto a ship opposite disembark (1) embarkation noun (C, U) embark on/upon sth phrasal verb (T) to start something, especially something new and difficult that will take a long time: In the… …
27embark — verb 1) the passengers were not allowed to embark until 4:30 Syn: board ship, go on board, go aboard; informal hop on, jump on 2) he embarked on a new career Syn: begin, start, commence, undertake, set about, take up …
28embark — verb Syn: board (ship), go on board, go aboard; informal hop on, jump on Ant: disembark Phrases: embark on …
29embark — [ɪmˈbɑːk] verb [I] to get on a ship Ant: disembark embarkation [ˌembɑːˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [C/U] embark on sth …
30embark — em•bark [[t]ɛmˈbɑrk[/t]] v. i. 1) to board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle, as for a journey 2) to start or partake in an enterprise: to embark on a business venture[/ex] 3) to board (passengers) onto a ship, aircraft, or the like 4) to start… …
