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EMBARK ON

Pronunciation (US):

• EMBARK ON (verb)
The verb EMBARK ON has 1 sense:

1. get off the ground

Familiarity information: EMBARK ON used as a verb is very rare.

• EMBARK ON (verb)

Sense 1

embark on ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Get off the ground

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

embark on; start up; commence; start

Context examples:

Who started this company? / We embarked on an exciting enterprise / I start my day with a good breakfast / We began the new semester / The afternoon session begins at 4 PM / The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack

Hypernyms (to "embark on" is one way to...):

begin; commence; lead off; start (set in motion, cause to start)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "embark on"):

inaugurate; kick off (commence officially)

open (begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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(Dutch proverb)

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