embark

(ĕm-bärk')

v., -barked, -bark·ing, -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.

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

embarkation em'bar·ka'tion or em·bark'ment n.

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verb

To go about the initial step in doing (something): approach, begin, commence, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set about, set out, set to, start, take on, take up, undertake. Informal kick off. Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road. See start/end.

v

Definition: get on transportation object
Antonyms: disembark, stay

(DOD, NATO) The process of putting personnel and/or vehicles and their associated stores and equipment into ships and/or aircraft. See also loading.

IN BRIEF: To begin a task or project; to set out on a journey.

They will finally embark on their cruise when the ship's horn is sounded.

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For a list of words related to embark, see:

• Seamanship and Port - embark: (vb) go on board ship
• Directions - embark: set out from a place, esp. on a voyage

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bringe ombord i, gå ombord i
v. intr. - gå om bord, bringe om bord, begynde, slå ind på, gå i gang , kaste sig ud i

Nederlands (Dutch)
aan boord gaan, zich embarkeren, beginnen, zich inlaten met een handelsonderneming

Français (French)
v. tr. - embarquer (des passagers, des marchandises), prendre à bord (des passagers), charger
v. intr. - (Aviat, Naut) s'embarquer (à bord de, sur), (fig) commencer (un voyage), s'engager dans (une entreprise), se lancer dans (une explication), entamer (une discussion)

Deutsch (German)
v. - (sich) einschiffen, anfangen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επιβιβάζω/-ομαι, (μτφ.) αποδύομαι (σε)

Italiano (Italian)
imbarcare, imbarcarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - embarcar

Русский (Russian)
сесть на самолет/корабль, предпринимать, пускаться, браться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - embarcar, embarcarse, subir a bordo
v. intr. - embarcarse, embarcar, subir a bordo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ta ombord

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使上船, 使从事, 使上飞机, 上船, 从事, 着手

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使上船, 使從事, 使上飛機
v. intr. - 上船, 從事, 著手

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 배에 싣다, 비행기에 싣다, 투자하다
v. intr. - 배에 타다, 착수하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 船に乗せる, 引き入れる, 船に乗り込む, 船出する, 乗り出す, 乗船させる, 乗船する, 搭乗する, 始める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يباشر عملا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮העלה לאוניה‬
v. intr. - ‮עלה לאוניה‬

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