embark

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(verb.)

ADV

immediately

seriously

If you're seriously embarking on learning a new language, you'll need to practice every day.

VERB + EMBARK

be about to, be ready to

They were about to embark on a new business venture together.

Definitions

verb

1

To go aboard a craft or vessel for transportation.

All passengers please embark now.

It is never possible to settle down to the ordinary routine of life at sea until the screw begins to revolve. There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy.

2

To start, begin.

Phil embarked on his journey yesterday.

3

To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.

4

To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair.

He embarked his fortune in trade.

It was the reputation of the sect upon which St. Paul embarked his salvation.

verb

1

To cover or enclose with bark.

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Synonyms

verb — set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)

enter

verb — go on board

ship

verb — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

venture

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All passengers please embark now.

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It is never possible to settle down to the ordinary routine of life at sea until the screw begins to revolve. There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fuss

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Phil embarked on his journey yesterday.

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04

My uncle says he's about to embark on a new business venture.

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He resolved to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime enterprise.

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06

Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.

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