embark
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embark¹
- /ɪmˈbɑːk/ UK
- /ɛmˈbɑːk/ UK
- /ɪmˈbɑɹk/ US
- /ɛmˈbɑɹk/ US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)k
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French embarquer, from em- + barque (“small ship”). Compare with Portuguese embarcar, Spanish abarcar.
verb embarks · embarking · embarked
- To go aboard a craft or vessel for transportation. All passengers please embark now.
- To start, begin. Phil embarked on his journey yesterday.
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To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.
Similar: board, make sail, take shipping
- To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair. He embarked his fortune in trade.
Opposite: disembark
embark²
- /ɪmˈbɑːk/ UK
- /ɛmˈbɑːk/ UK
- /ɪmˈbɑɹk/ US
- /ɛmˈbɑɹk/ US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)k
verb embarks · embarking · embarked
- To cover or enclose with bark.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: enter, venture, tackle, board, launch, lance, lancer, implement, carry, boot, throw, move, enlist, take, follow, deal
verb
Opposite: disembark
Translations
Every language
verb to start
| Español | embarcarse |
|---|---|
| Português | começar |
| Deutsch | beginnen, antreten |
| Italiano | imbarcare, iniziare, imbarcarsi, cacciarsi, impegolarsi |
| Русский | начина́ть načinátʹ, нача́ть načátʹ |
verb to get on a boat
| Español | embarcar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 타다 tada |
| 日本語 | 乗船する jōsen suru, 乗る noru |
| 中文 | 登船 dēngchuán, 上船 shàngchuán, 乘船 chéngchuán |
| Português | embarcar |
| Français | monter, embarquer |
| Deutsch | einschiffen, an Bord gehen |
| Italiano | imbarcare |
| Ελληνικά | επιβιβάζομαι epivivázomai, μπαρκάρω barkáro |
| Română | îmbarca |
| Русский | сесть на кора́бль sestʹ na koráblʹ, сади́ться на кора́бль sadítʹsja na koráblʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | lên tàu |
| العربية | صَعِدَ ṣaʕida |
Talk about this word "embark." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/embark. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. embark. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/embark "embark." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/embark.Cite this
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title = {embark},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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