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embarking

The correct spelling is embarking.

How to pronounce embarking

verb

Say it like: Emb-ark-ing

The correct spelling is embarking. To get on a boat or ship or (outside the USA) an aeroplane. For example: "All passengers please embark now."

Usage Examples

All passengers please embark now.

Phil embarked on his journey yesterday.

He embarked his fortune in trade.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To get on a boat or ship or (outside the USA) an aeroplane.
  2. 2.To start, begin.
  3. 3.To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.
  4. 4.To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair.

noun

  1. 1.An embarkation.

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