embarked; embarking; embarks
1
: to go on board a vehicle for transportation
the troops embarked at noon
2
: to make a start
embarked on a new career
1
: to cause to go on board (a boat, an airplane, etc.)
2
: to engage, enlist, or invest in an enterprise
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Examples of embark in a Sentence
The troops are waiting to embark.
Millions of Europeans embarked for America in the late 19th century.
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Before embarking on his exhaustive tour, Timberlake reunited with the rest of NSYNC at a one-night-only show in Los Angeles in March.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 3 June 2024
The singer also will be hitting the festival circuit this summer with appearances at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the Glastonbury Festival also in the U.K. and Rock in Rio in Brazil before embarking on her tour.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Hikers should assess their own ability before embarking on this hike.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
Here’s the setup: Following the events of the Survivor series, Lara Croft has abandoned her friends to embark on increasingly more perilous solo adventures.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 1 June 2024
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 3 June 2024
The singer also will be hitting the festival circuit this summer with appearances at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the Glastonbury Festival also in the U.K. and Rock in Rio in Brazil before embarking on her tour.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Hikers should assess their own ability before embarking on this hike.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
Here’s the setup: Following the events of the Survivor series, Lara Croft has abandoned her friends to embark on increasingly more perilous solo adventures.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 1 June 2024
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“Embark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embark. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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embark
verb
em·bark
im-ˈbärk 
1
: to go or put on board a ship or airplane
2
: to begin some task or project
embark on a career
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