EMBARK ON

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Get off the ground

Example:

The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack

Synonyms:

commence; embark on; start; start up

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

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