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Antonyms for embarking


Grammar : Verb
Spell : em-bahrk
Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈbɑrk



Definition of embarking

Origin :
  • 1540s, from Middle French embarquer, from em- (see en- (1)) + barque "small ship" (see bark (n.)). Related: Embarked; embarking.
  • verb get on transportation object
Example sentences :
  • I am glad that public decency is not to be outraged by their embarking together.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • You would have thought he was embarking at the regularly appointed rendezvous.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • Caius was put on shore there to await the hour of embarking.
  • Extract from : « The Mermaid » by Lily Dougall
  • Men were embarking in the other vehicles; and the blended noise from them floated in to us.
  • Extract from : « The White Invaders » by Raymond King Cummings
  • “The rest will have no difficulty in embarking, I hope,” observed the surgeon.
  • Extract from : « The Three Commanders » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • The embarking of Clinton's army meant that he planned operations on land.
  • Extract from : « Washington and his Comrades in Arms » by George Wrong
  • She put it in my hand as I was embarking for Tilly, and blushed redder than a rose as she did so.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Dog » by William Kirby
  • While the rest of his countrymen were embarking he had disappeared.
  • Extract from : « Adrift in a Boat » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • They insisted on embarking in the caravel and following Columbus.
  • Extract from : « Notable Voyagers » by W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith
  • Embarking by night, in former years, I often visited this island.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly , Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 » by Various

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