embark

[US]/ɪmˈbɑːk/
[UK]/ɪmˈbɑːrk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. board a ship or plane; begin or engage in
vt. cause to board; cause to engage in

Phrases & Collocations

embark on

embark upon

Example Sentences

embark on a world tour.

embark passengers and cargo

he embarked on a new career.

embarking on a marathon UK tour.

embark upon a new business undertaking

Passengers with cargo must embark first.

This ship embarked cargoes.

He embarked for America on the steamer.

stopped to embark passengers.

he embarked for India in 1817.

We embarked at Liverpool for New York.

She embarked on a discourse about the town's origins.

He is about to embark on a new business venture.

we embarked on a Via Crucis of tired comic formulae.

Often enough the destination didn't matter to a hitcher embarked on a personal picaresque.

"We embarked at Southampton, and disembarked in New York a week later."

and Carabine mounts with Carabin into the bark at Saint-Cloud, as Aspasia embarked with Pericles upon the fleet at Samos.

Embarking on a recuperative cruise, Pinfold begins to hear voices on the ship that he believes are part of a wireless system capable of broadcasting into his head;

Real-world Examples

161.I'm about to embark on a new journey.

Source: Modern Family Season 1 has subtitles.

My advice would be to get it done before you embark upon the research.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 6

Have you embarked on a new exercise regimen?

Source: Deadly Women

Miss Americana embarked on the legendary and ongoing Eras tour in March 2023.

Source: Chronicle of Contemporary Celebrities

Yet the West's economies have embarked on contractionary policies.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

The Country Mouse was thrilled to embark on his adventure.

Source: Bedtime stories for children

Only philosophers embark on this perilous expedition to the outermost reaches of language and existence.

Source: Sophie's World (Original Version)

22.pilot will embark at 0800 local time.

Source: Maritime English listening

18.do you find any drug dealer embarked?

Source: Maritime English listening

So, we embarked on a massive expansion of capacity for space.

Source: Popular Science Essays

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