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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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Rocco Forte acquired the former Casa Baglioni Milan hotel five years ago and embarked on a $70 million top-to-bottom renovation, even adding two additional floors.
—Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
Pace of rate hikes Japan embarked on policy normalization last year, abandoning the world’s only negative interest rate regime that had been in place since 2016.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
Mahomes has already embarked on the rehab process in Texas, and plans to return to Kansas City on Friday.
—Sam McDowell 18, Kansas City Star, 18 Dec. 2025
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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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