embank
Syllables: em·bank/ɪmˈbæŋk/US/ɪmˈbeɪ̯ŋk/
embank verb: to put up a bank so as to confine or to defend.
Verb
embank (third-person singular simple present embanks, present participle embanking, simple past and past participle embanked)
embank meaning in Tamil
embank in Tamil
- அணையிடு, அரண்செய், கரைசெய், கரையிடு
Forms of embank
| third-person singular present | embanks |
|---|---|
| present participle | embanking |
| past participle | embanked |
| past | embanked |
| alternative form (archaic) | imbank |
Origin of embank
From en- + bank.
Words formed from embank
Words that rhyme with embank
Questions about embank
- What does embank mean?
- Embank means to put up a bank so as to confine or to defend.
- What is embank in Tamil?
- Embank in Tamil is அணையிடு, அரண்செய், கரைசெய். See Embank meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is embank?
- Embank is a verb.
- How do you pronounce embank?
- Embank is pronounced /ɪmˈbæŋk/.
- What is the past tense of embank?
- The past tense of embank is embanked.
Words near embank in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: embank (page history and authors); embank (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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