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embark on something 1. . Lit. to begin a journey by boarding a ship, airplane, etc. They embarked on their journey from San Juan. 2. Fig. to begin a project; to begin any process. When will you embark on your new project? See also: embark How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As most young candidates for the pains and penalties of whaling stop at this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage, it may as well be related that I, for one, had no idea of so doing. Catch the midnight train to Boston and embark on the Saxonia. He had managed to embark on the Rangoon at Calcutta without being seen by Passepartout, after leaving orders that, if the warrant should arrive, it should be forwarded to him at Hong Kong; and he hoped to conceal his presence to the end of the voyage. |
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