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embarkto go onto a ship or boat; to begin a journey or activity

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to go onto a ship or boat; to begin a journey or activity

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪmˈbɑːrk/

Korean meaning: 배에 타다; (여행이나 활동을) 시작하다

Korean pronunciation: 임**바**크

Example Sentences

  • My cat decided to embark on a mission to knock down every plant in the house.
  • She will embark on her PhD studies next fall.
  • The couple embarked on their honeymoon cruise with 50 suitcases and zero travel experience.

embark

VERB

//ɪmˈbɑːrk//

to go onto a ship or boat; to begin a journey or activity

embark concept
💡 Concept

A family embarks on their cruise vacation by boarding the ship

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embark rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Though the dog may bark, we embark into the dark!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪmˈbɑːrk/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪmˈbɑːk/

🌳Etymology

Prefixem--
Rootbark

Origin

From French 'embarquer', derived from Spanish 'embarcar'. The root comes from Latin 'barca' meaning 'boat', combined with the prefix 'em-' (in/on).

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🎵Rhyme

parkbarkmarkdarkspark
park
bark
mark
dark
spark

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat decided to embark on a mission to knock down every plant in the house.

She will embark on her PhD studies next fall.

😄 Fun example

The couple embarked on their honeymoon cruise with 50 suitcases and zero travel experience.

The company is about to embark on a major expansion into Asian markets.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

begincommencestartinitiatelaunch

Antonyms

disembarkconcludefinish

Related

voyagejourneydepartureboardingenterprise