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
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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Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Instead of accepting a deal to leave New York for good, Fisk embarks on a murder spree and kills anyone protesting his power.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
After a life on the sidelines, Mary breaks free from her family to embark on a journey of self-discovery outside of her sisters’ shadows.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 May 2026
That’s part of what led NIST scientist Stephan Schlamminger to embark on a 10-year quest to measure the gravitational constant, G, to greater precision and with greater accuracy and lower uncertainty than ever before.
—Big Think, 6 May 2026
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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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