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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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Netflix is ready to embark on the Ingalls’ journey.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
Players can embark solo or in teams of four across Gielinor’s previously unexplored continent of Ashenfall, on a quest to discover why untamed, transformative magic spills across the fractured land.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 11 June 2026
Vicente Conculini and his friends Miguel Silio and Yamandú Martínez embarked from their hometown of Gualeguaychú last August on a more than nine month-cycling journey, carrying all their summer and winter gear on their bikes.
—ABC News, 11 June 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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