embark

em·bark  (m-bärk)

v. em·barked, em·bark·ing, em·barks

v.tr.

1. To cause to board a vessel or aircraft: stopped to embark passengers.

2. To enlist (a person or persons) or invest (capital) in an enterprise.

v.intr.

1. To go aboard a vessel or aircraft, as at the start of a journey.

2. To set out on a venture; commence: embark on a world tour.

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[French embarquer, from Late Old French, probably from Medieval Latin imbarcre : Latin in-, in- + barca, boat.]

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embar·kation, em·barkment n.

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embark [ɛmˈbɑːk]

vb

1. to board (a ship or aircraft)

2. (intr; usually foll by on or upon) to commence or engage (in) a new project, venture, etc.

[via French from Old Provençal embarcar, from em- + barca boat, barque]

embarkation  n

embarkment  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	embark - go on board ship board, get on - get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.) emplane, enplane - board a plane debark, disembark, set down - go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton"
	2.	embark - set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career" enter begin, commence, set out, start, start out, set about, get down, get - take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" take up - pursue or resume; "take up a matter for consideration"
	3.	embark - proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer" venture go, proceed, move - follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"

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embark

verb go aboard, climb aboard, board ship, step aboard, go on board, take ship They embarked on the battle cruiser HMS Renown.
go aboard land, arrive, get off, alight, step out of, go ashore

embark on something begin, start, launch, enter, engage, take up, set out, undertake, initiate, set about, plunge into, commence, broach He is embarking on a new career as a writer.

Translations

embark [ɪmˈbɑːk]

A. VT → embarcar

B. VI (Naut, Aer) → embarcarse (for, on con rumbo a en) to embark on [+ journey] → emprender; [+ business venture, explanation, discussion] → lanzarse a, embarcarse en

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embark [ɪmˈbɑː^rk]

vi (= board a ship) → embarquer, s'embarquer
to embark on [+ ship] → embarquer à bord de, s'embarquer à bord de, embarquer sur, s'embarquer sur

vt [+ ship] → embarquer

embark on

embark upon vt fus (= begin) [+ journey] → entreprendre; [+ course of action] → se lancer dans; [+ sth risky, dubious] → s'embarquer dans

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embark

vt → einschiffen; goods also → verladen

vi

(Naut) → sich einschiffen; (troops) → eingeschifft werden

(fig) to embark up(on) something → etw anfangen, etw beginnen

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embark [ɪmˈbɑːk] (Naut, Aer)

1. vi → imbarcarsi

2. vt → imbarcare

embark on vi + prep (journey) → intraprendere; (business venture, explanation, discussion) → imbarcarsi in

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embark [ɪmˈbɑːk] (Naut, Aer)

1. vi → imbarcarsi

2. vt → imbarcare

embark on vi + prep (journey) → intraprendere; (business venture, explanation, discussion) → imbarcarsi in

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embark

v embark [imˈbaːk]

to go, or put, on board ship Passengers should embark early. aan boord gaan يَرْكَبُ سَفينَةُ качвам се на кораб nalodit (se) gå ombord sich einschiffen επιβιβάζομαι embarcar laevale minema, lastima سوار شدن؛ بارگیری کردن nousta laivaan (s')embarquer לַעֲלוֹת לָאָנִייָה चढ़ना ukrcati behajóz naik kapal setja/fara um borð imbarcare, imbarcarsi 乗船する 배에 태우다 sėsti/sodinti į laivą kraut kuģī; kāpt uz kuģa menaiki kapal aan boord gaan gå om bord, ta om bord wsiadać na statek embarcar a (se) îmbarca садиться на корабль nalodiť (sa) vkrcati (se) ukrcati se gå (ta) ombord เดินทาง binmek 上(船、飛機等) вантажити на корабель; сідати на пароплав جہاز یا طیارے پر سوار ہونا lên tàu 上（船、飞机等）

n embarˈkation [em-]

inskeping رُكوب السَّفينَه، مُباشَرَة السَّفَر товарене nalodění ombordstigning die Einschiffung επιβίβαση embarque laevaleminek, lastimine بارگیری؛ سوار شدن laivaan nousu, laivaus embarquement עֲלִייָה לָאָנִייָה पोतारोहण ukrcavanje hajóra szállás pemberangkatan útskipun imbarco 乗船 승선(자), 적재물 sėdimas/sodinimas į laivą iekraušana kuģī; (pasažieru, kravas) uzņemšana penaikan inscheping innskiping wsiadanie na statek embarcação îmbarcare погрузка; посадка nalodenie vkrcanje ukrcavanje inlastning การเดินทาง binme 乘坐 вантаження, посадка на судно سوار ہونے کا عمل sự lên tàu 乘坐

embark on

to start or engage in She embarked on a new career. jou begeef in, يُباشِر، يَبْدَأ предприемам angažovat se (v) begynde på; starte anfangen ξεκινώ emprender alustama مبادرت کردن؛ آغاز کردن aloittaa se lancer dans להתחיל प्रारंभ करना ukrcati se nekilát memulai hefja, ráðast í (e-ð) imbarcarsi 始める 시작하다 imtis, pradėti, leistis uzsākt memulakan beginnen aan begynne på, gå i gang med, slå inn på rozpocząć lançar-se a începe предпринимать pustiť sa do začeti započeti ge sig ut på, ge sig in i เริ่มต้น başlamak 著手，開始 починати, братися آغاز کرنا bắt đầu 着手，开始