embark

C1 Topic:Travel

US /ɪmˈbɑɹk/ UK /ɪmˈbɑːk/ See IPA manual

Freq #17425

Meanings

1

verb
To start something new and important, such as a project or journey.

She embarked on a new career as a teacher last year.
2

verb
To get on a ship, plane, or other vehicle for a journey.

The passengers embarked at noon for the crossing to France.

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1 verb · to start something new and... enter begin

2 verb · to get on a ship, plane, or... board ship

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disembark

Word family

Forms embarkedembarkingembarks

Derived forms disembarkationdisembarkeeembarkationembarkeeembarkerre-embarkreembark

Etymology

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

embarquer Middle French

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# embark

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪmˈbɑɹk/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪmˈbɑːk/
**Frequency rank:** 17425

## Meanings
1. To start something new and important, such as a project or journey.
2. To get on a ship, plane, or other vehicle for a journey.

## Examples
- She embarked on a new career as a teacher last year.
- The passengers embarked at noon for the crossing to France.

## Antonyms
- disembark

## Derived Forms
- disembarkation
- disembarkee
- embarkation
- embarkee
- embarker
- re-embark
- reembark

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: embarquer
- Affix: em- - in, into

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

## AI Etymology
Embark is borrowed from Middle French embarquer, from em- + barque (“small ship”). Compare with Portuguese embarcar, Spanish abarcar. In present-day use, it can mean to start something new and important, such as a project or journey, or to get on a ship, plane, or other vehicle for a journey. Derived formations include disembarkation, disembarkee, embarkation, embarkee, and embarker.

## Topics
- Travel
- Transportation

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