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View usage for: (ɪmbɑːʳk) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense embarks, present participle embarking, past tense, past participle embarked1. verbIf you embark on something new, difficult, or exciting, you start doing it. He's embarking on a new career as a writer. [VERB + on/upon] The government embarked on a programme of radical economic reform. [VERB + on/upon] 2. verbWhen someone embarks on a ship, they go on board before the start of a journey. They travelled to Portsmouth, where they embarked on the battle cruiser HMS Renown. [VERB + on] Bob ordered brigade HQ to embark. [VERB] Synonyms: go aboard, climb aboard, board ship, step aboard More Synonyms of embark embarkation (embɑːʳkeɪʃən) uncountable noun Embarkation was scheduled for just after 4 pm. embark in British English (ɛmˈbɑːk) verb1. to board (a ship or aircraft) 2. (intr; usually foll by on or upon) to commence or engage (in) a new project, venture, etc Derived forms embarkation (ˌembarˈkation) or embarcation (ˌembarˈcation) noun embarkment (emˈbarkment) noun Word origin C16: via French from Old Provençal embarcar, from em- + barca boat, barqueembark in American English (ɛmˈbɑrk; ɪmˈbɑrk) verb transitive1. to put or take (passengers or goods) aboard a ship, aircraft, etc. 2. to engage (a person) or invest (money, etc.) in an enterprise verb intransitive3. to go aboard a ship, aircraft, etc. 5. to engage in an enterprise Derived forms embarkation noun or ˌembarˈcation (ˌɛmbɑrˈkeɪʃən) or emˈbarkment Word origin Fr embarquer < Sp or OProv embarcar < em- (L in-) + L barca, bark 3Examples of 'embark' in a sentenceembark They know they are only just embarking on a real revival too.We have a government embarked on class war against our people.She has embarked on a career in philanthropy.We have embarked on a journey to find the best way to deliver healthcare to our population.They waited hours without complaint for the ship to embark.It concerns how ambitious a reconstruction and reform programme should be embarked upon.That would mean that we have successfully weathered the transition upon which we have only just embarked.The government will now embark on a period of public consultation.The storyteller was embarking on another journey.He embarked on the programme we set up for him with total commitment.This caused him to become disaffected, and to embark on a career of petty theft.Then you join the ship as it embarks on its voyage around the Caribbean.When the government embarked upon its austerity drive in 2010 critics had two serious objections.Some will stay in Manchester tonight and embark on journeys tomorrow.The Government has embarked on an ambitious programme of educational reform.Finally, as you embark on the journey of leading change remember to take others with you.Central banks embarked on massive programmes of printing money, or quantitative easing.Over the past three years, the government has embarked on a promising new approach.No year has quite offered such an opportunity for a mass outpouring of national pride than the one on which we have just embarked.You are about to embark on a career the scope of which you can now define and which we are here to help you to realise.The book covers eight years in which Fry enjoys a glittering time at university and then embarks on a career in showbiz.All US sailors and officers are now required to take a breath test before embarking on their ships.Once they realised how much they had in common, the pair embarked not just on a romance, but on a joint building project. British English: embark VERB If you embark on something new, difficult, or exciting, you start doing it. He's embarking on a new career as a writer. - American English: embark
- Brazilian Portuguese: embarcar
- Chinese: 开始从事
- European Spanish: embarcarse
- French: embarquer
- German: beginnen
- Italian: lanciarsi
- Japanese: 始める
- Korean: 착수하다
- European Portuguese: embarcar
- Latin American Spanish: embarcarse
Chinese translation of 'embark' vi - (Naut)
to embark 登上 (dēngshàng)
Definition to go on board a ship or aircraft They embarked on the battle cruiser HMS Renown. Synonyms go aboard climb aboard board ship step aboard go on board take ship Opposites land , arrive , get off , alight , step out of , go ashore phrasal verbSee embark on something |