Meaning

5 senses

  1. To go aboard a craft or vessel for transportation.

    All passengers please embark now.

  2. To start, begin.

    Phil embarked on his journey yesterday.

    beginnen, antreten

    начина́тьnačinátʹ, нача́тьnačátʹ

  3. (transitive)To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.

    einschiffen, an Bord gehen

    сесть на кора́бльsestʹ na koráblʹ, сади́ться на кора́бльsadítʹsja na koráblʹ

    go on board

  4. (transitive)To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair.

    He embarked his fortune in trade.

  5. (transitive)To cover or enclose with bark.

Examples

51 sentences

  1. He embarked on a new study.

    ruОн занялся новым исследованием.

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  2. He embarked on a new enterprise.

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  3. He embarked on a new career.

    ruОн начал новую карьеру.

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  4. Sami embarked on a killing spree.

    ruСами начал серию убийств.

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  5. I embarked on a thrilling adventure.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to start:
to get on a boat:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to start:
to get on a boat:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French embarquer, from em- + barque (“small ship”). Compare with Port

Borrowed from Middle French embarquer, from em- + barque (“small ship”). Compare with Portuguese embarcar, Spanish abarcar.

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Forms

embarks, embarking, embarked, embarked
Base formembark · to embark
3rd person singularembarks
Present participleembarking
Past simpleembarked
Past participleembarked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyembark
he, she, itembarks

Past simpleLesson

all personsembarked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave embarked
he, she, ithas embarked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill embark

Synonyms

6 synonyms
a vessel or craft:boardB1
on a boat or ship:make sailtake shipping
Close in meaning
  • set out on (an enterprise or subject of study):enter
  • go on board:ship
  • proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers:venture

Antonyms

1 antonyms
disembark

Word family

7 related words
Relatedembarkment
Deriveddisembarkationdisembarkeeembarkationembarkeeembarkerreembark

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
embalmembankmentembargoembarrassB1embarrassmentB1embassyB2embedC2
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