embark en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ɛmˈbɑːk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪmˈbɑɹk/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪmˈbɑːk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɛmˈbɑɹk/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French embarquer, from em- + barque (“small ship”). Compare with Portuguese embarcar, Spanish abarcar.
Meanings
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To go aboard a craft or vessel for transportation.
It is never possible to settle down to the ordinary routine of life at sea until the screw begins to revolve. There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy.
1915, G[eorge] A. Birmingham [pseudonym; James Owen Hannay], chapter I, in Gossamer, New York, N.Y.: George H. Doran Company, →OCLC:[S]ee them embarqued; / And tell me if the VVinds and Seas befriend them.
1712 (date written), [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, →OCLC, Act V, scene i, page 58:All passengers please embark now.
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To start, begin.
"This is uncommonly nice of you, Nora," he said, before she had had the chance to embark on any explanation; […]
1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:Phil embarked on his journey yesterday.
- (transitive) To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.
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(transitive) To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair.
He embarked his fortune in trade.
It was the reputation of the sect upon which St. Paul embarked his salvation.
1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:Nor seek to get his patron's favour, by embarking himself in the factions of the family; to enquire after domestic simulties, their sports or affections.
1641, Ben Jonson, Discoveries Made upon Men and Matter:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| embarking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| embarks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| embarked | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| embarked | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
embarkee · embarker · re-embark · embarkation · disembarkee · disembarkation · reembark
Synonyms
take shipping (on a boat or ship) · make sail (on a boat or ship) · board (a vessel or craft)
Translations (69)
el μπαρκάρω (to get on a boat) · txb mit- (to start) · pt embarcar (to get on a boat) · hu kezd (to start) · km ជិះ (to get on a boat) · sv embarkera (to get on a boat) · nl beginnen (to start) · fi nousta (to get on a boat) · ru начина́ть (to start) · es embarcarse (to start) · ru нача́ть (to start) · ko 타다 (to get on a boat) · it cacciarsi (to start) · cs nalodit (to get on a boat) · cmn 乘船 (to get on a boat) · mi eke (to get on a boat) · tr binmek (to get on a boat) · cs nalodit se (to get on a boat) · it impegolarsi (to start) · vi lên tàu (to get on a boat) · it imbarcarsi (to start) · fi lähteä (to start) · cmn 登船 (to get on a boat) · it imbarcare (to get on a boat) · ar صَعِدَ (to get on a boat) · de beginnen (to start) · hu belefog (to start) · hu hozzáfog (to start) · sv begynna (to start) · nl starten (to start) · hy նավ նստել (to get on a boat) · ru сесть на кора́бль (to get on a boat) · sv ombordstiga (to get on a boat) · it imbarcare (to start) · hu nekifog (to start) · de an Bord gehen (to get on a boat) · ru сади́ться на кора́бль (to get on a boat) · gv cur er boayrd (to get on a boat) · fr embarquer (to get on a boat) · el επιβιβάζομαι (to get on a boat) · hu felszáll (to get on a boat) · pl wejść na pokład (to get on a boat) · sh ukrcati (to get on a boat) · hu beszáll (to get on a boat) · hu megkezd (to start) · ca embarcar (to get on a boat) · ja 乗船する (to get on a boat) · bg предприемам (to start) · gl embarcar (to get on a boat) · ro îmbarca (to get on a boat) · fr monter (to get on a boat) · it iniziare (to start) · fi aloittaa (to start) · bg качвам се на кораб (to get on a boat) · hu elkezd (to start) · eo enŝipiĝi (to get on a boat) · hu nekilát (to start) · eu itsasoratu (to get on a boat) · mi hikihiki (to start) · pt começar (to start) · de antreten (to start) · de einschiffen (to get on a boat) · hu nekivág (to start) · hu belevág (to start) · ja 乗る (to get on a boat) · cmn 上船 (to get on a boat) · sv påbörja (to start) · pl ambarkować się (to get on a boat) · es embarcar (to get on a boat)