"embark" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪmˈbɑːk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɛmˈbɑːk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪmˈbɑɹk/ [General-American], /ɛmˈbɑɹk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-embark.wav Forms: embarks [present, singular, third-person], embarking [participle, present], embarked [participle, past], embarked [past]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)k Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French embarquer, from em- + barque (“small ship”). Compare with Portuguese embarcar, Spanish abarcar. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|embarquer}} Middle French embarquer, {{cog|pt|embarcar}} Portuguese embarcar, {{cog|es|abarcar}} Spanish abarcar Head templates: {{en-verb}} embark (third-person singular simple present embarks, present participle embarking, simple past and past participle embarked)
  1. To get on a boat or ship or (outside the USA) an aeroplane. Synonyms (on a boat or ship): make sail, take shipping [archaic] Translations (to get on a boat): صَعِدَ (ṣaʕida) (Arabic), նավ նստել (nav nstel) (Armenian), itsasoratu (Basque), качвам се на кораб (kačvam se na korab) (Bulgarian), embarcar (Catalan), 登船 (dēngchuán) (Chinese Mandarin), 上船 (shàngchuán) (Chinese Mandarin), 乘船 (chéngchuán) (Chinese Mandarin), nalodit (Czech), nalodit se (Czech), enŝipiĝi (Esperanto), nousta (Finnish), monter (French), embarquer (French), embarcar (Galician), einschiffen (German), an Bord gehen (German), επιβιβάζομαι (epivivázomai) (Greek), μπαρκάρω (barkáro) (Greek), felszáll (Hungarian), beszáll (Hungarian), imbarcare (Italian), 乗船する (jōsen suru) (alt: じょうせんする) (Japanese), 乗る (noru) (alt: のる) (Japanese), ជិះ (cih) (Khmer), 타다 (tada) (Korean), cur er boayrd (Manx), eke (Maori), ambarkować się [archaic, imperfective] (Polish), wejść na pokład (Polish), embarcar (Portuguese), îmbarca (Romanian), сесть на кора́бль (sestʹ na koráblʹ) [perfective] (Russian), сади́ться на кора́бль (sadítʹsja na koráblʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), ukrcati [perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), embarcar (Spanish), embarkera (Swedish), ombordstiga (Swedish), binmek (Turkish), lên tàu (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-embark-en-verb-rgL0qcgM Disambiguation of 'on a boat or ship': 81 0 19 0 Disambiguation of 'to get on a boat': 87 3 8 1
  2. To start, begin. Translations (to start): предприемам (predpriemam) (Bulgarian), beginnen (Dutch), starten (Dutch), aloittaa (Finnish), lähteä (Finnish), beginnen (German), antreten (German), nekilát (Hungarian), kezd (Hungarian), elkezd (Hungarian), megkezd (Hungarian), hozzáfog (Hungarian), belefog (Hungarian), nekifog (Hungarian), belevág (Hungarian), nekivág (Hungarian), imbarcare (Italian), iniziare (Italian), imbarcarsi (Italian), cacciarsi (Italian), impegolarsi (Italian), hikihiki (Maori), começar (Portuguese), начина́ть (načinátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), нача́ть (načátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), embarcarse (Spanish), begynna (Swedish), påbörja (Swedish), mit- (Tocharian B)
    Sense id: en-embark-en-verb-Us60PH8b Disambiguation of 'to start': 0 100 0 0
  3. (transitive) To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard. Tags: transitive
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  4. (transitive) To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-embark-en-verb-eVdmtHDT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: embarkation, disembarkation, disembarkee, re-embark, reembark

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "All passengers please embark now.",
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          "roman": "kačvam se na korab",
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          "word": "качвам се на кораб"
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          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "embarcar"
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          "_dis1": "87 3 8 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "dēngchuán",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "登船"
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          "_dis1": "87 3 8 1",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shàngchuán",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "上船"
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          "_dis1": "87 3 8 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "nalodit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 3 8 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "nalodit se"
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "enŝipiĝi"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "nousta"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "monter"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "embarquer"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "embarcar"
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          "_dis1": "87 3 8 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "einschiffen"
        },
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          "_dis1": "87 3 8 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "an Bord gehen"
        },
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          "_dis1": "87 3 8 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "epivivázomai",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "επιβιβάζομαι"
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          "roman": "barkáro",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "μπαρκάρω"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "felszáll"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "beszáll"
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          "_dis1": "87 3 8 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "imbarcare"
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          "_dis1": "87 3 8 1",
          "alt": "じょうせんする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "jōsen suru",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "乗船する"
        },
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          "_dis1": "87 3 8 1",
          "alt": "のる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "noru",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "乗る"
        },
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          "_dis1": "87 3 8 1",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "cih",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "ជិះ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 3 8 1",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "tada",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "타다"
        },
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          "_dis1": "87 3 8 1",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "cur er boayrd"
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          "_dis1": "87 3 8 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "eke"
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          "_dis1": "87 3 8 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "ambarkować się"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 3 8 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "wejść na pokład"
        },
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          "_dis1": "87 3 8 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "embarcar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 3 8 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "îmbarca"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 3 8 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sestʹ na koráblʹ",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "сесть на кора́бль"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 3 8 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sadítʹsja na koráblʹ",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "сади́ться на кора́бль"
        },
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          "_dis1": "87 3 8 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "ukrcati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 3 8 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "embarcar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 3 8 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "embarkera"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 3 8 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "ombordstiga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 3 8 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "binmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 3 8 1",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to get on a boat",
          "word": "lên tàu"
        }
      ]
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          "text": "Phil embarked on his journey yesterday.",
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        "To start, begin."
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          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "predpriemam",
          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "предприемам"
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "beginnen"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "starten"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "aloittaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "lähteä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "beginnen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "antreten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "nekilát"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "kezd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "elkezd"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "megkezd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "hozzáfog"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "belefog"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "nekifog"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "belevág"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "nekivág"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "imbarcare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "iniziare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "imbarcarsi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "cacciarsi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "impegolarsi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "hikihiki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "começar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "načinátʹ",
          "sense": "to start",
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          "word": "начина́ть"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
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          "sense": "to start",
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          "word": "нача́ть"
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        {
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "embarcarse"
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          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "begynna"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "påbörja"
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          "lang": "Tocharian B",
          "sense": "to start",
          "word": "mit-"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to start",
      "word": "lähteä"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to start",
      "word": "beginnen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to start",
      "word": "antreten"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to start",
      "word": "nekilát"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to start",
      "word": "kezd"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to start",
      "word": "elkezd"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to start",
      "word": "megkezd"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to start",
      "word": "hozzáfog"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to start",
      "word": "belefog"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to start",
      "word": "nekifog"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to start",
      "word": "belevág"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to start",
      "word": "nekivág"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to start",
      "word": "imbarcare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to start",
      "word": "iniziare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to start",
      "word": "imbarcarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to start",
      "word": "cacciarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to start",
      "word": "impegolarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to start",
      "word": "hikihiki"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to start",
      "word": "começar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "načinátʹ",
      "sense": "to start",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "начина́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "načátʹ",
      "sense": "to start",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "нача́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to start",
      "word": "embarcarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to start",
      "word": "begynna"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to start",
      "word": "påbörja"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "to start",
      "word": "mit-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "embark"
}

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