embark

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪmˈbɑːk/ or /ɛmˈbɑːk/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪmˈbɑrk/ or /ɛmˈbɑrk/

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• Hyphenation: em‧bark

Verb

Plain form embark

Third-person singular embarks

Past tense embarked

Past participle embarked

Present participle embarking

1. If you embark a ship or airplane, you get onboard it.
   • Antonym: disembark

   All passengers please embark now.

2. If you embark on something, you start doing it.
   • Synonym: begin

   Phil embarked on his journey yesterday.