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to embark
01
to board a plane or ship
Transitive: to embark a mass transport vehicle
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
embark
3rd person singular
embarks
Present participle
embarking
Past simple
embarked
Past participle
embarked
Examples
After completing the check-in process, the passengers can embark the train to their destination.
02
to start or initiate something, such as a new project or venture
Transitive: to embark on a project or venture
Examples
After years of planning, they are finally ready to embark on their dream of traveling around the world.
03
to proceed somewhere or start a journey, even though there may be potential risks or dangers involved
Transitive: to embark on a journey
Examples
Despite the storm warnings, the brave sailors chose to embark on their voyage across the rough seas.
Lexical Tree
disembark
embarkation
embarkment
embark
