Definition of embark Embark
/ɛmbɑˈɹk/ - [embark] - em•bark
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What does embark mean?
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| embark - go on board | ||
| ship | ||
| debark, disembark, set down go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton" | ||
| board, get on provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men" | ||
| emplane, enplane board a plane | ||
| embark - set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career" | ||
| enter | ||
| start out, commence, set about, set out, get down, begin, start, get begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project" | ||
| take up pursue or resume; "take up a matter for consideration" | ||
| embark - proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer" | ||
| venture | ||
| proceed, move, go follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- embark (Verb)
To get on a boat or ship or outside the USA an aeroplane. - embark (Verb)
To start, begin.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- embark (v. t.)
To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard. - embark (v. t.)
To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair; as, he embarked his fortune in trade. - embark (v. i.)
To go on board a vessel or a boat for a voyage; as, the troops embarked for Lisbon. - embark (v. i.)
To engage in any affair.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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embark
To go on board a ship or aircraft.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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embark
em-bärk′, v.t. to put on board ship: to engage in any affair.—v.i. to go on board ship: to engage in a business: to enlist.—n. Embarkā′tion, a putting or going on board: that which is embarked: (obs.) a vessel.—p.adjs. Embarked′; Embark′ing.—n. Embark′ment. [Fr. embarquer, from em, in, barque, a bark.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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embark
To go on board, or to put on board a vessel.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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embark
To put or cause to go on board a vessel or boat; as, to embark troops. To go on board of a ship, boat, or vessel; as, the troops embarked for Egypt.
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🔤- embark, verb, present, 1st person singular of embark (infinitive).
- embark, verb (infinitive).
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