embark
pronunciation
How to pronounce embark in British English:
UK [ɪmˈbɑːk]
How to pronounce embark in American English:
US [ɪmˈbɑːrk]
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- Verb:
- go on board
- set out on (an enterprise, subject of study, etc.)
- proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
Word Origin
- embark
- embark: [16] To embark is literally to ‘put or get on to a boat’ – or more specifically a barque [15] (a word acquired ultimately from late Latin barca, which is probably related to English barge). Its immediate French ancestor, barque, formed the basis of a compound verb embarquer, borrowed by English as embark. The antonym disembark also dates from the 16th century.=> barge, barque
- embark (v.)
- 1540s (transitive); 1570s (intransitive), from Middle French embarquer, from assimilated form of en- "in" (see en- (1)) + barque "small ship" (see bark (n.)). Related: Embarked; embarking.
Antonym
Example
- 1. So we embark on implementation with considerable momentum .
- 2. Whether he will actually embark on this potentially suicidal plan is also unclear .
- 3. Hovercraft will therefore be able to embark and disembark easily .
- 4. But a weakened president hamid karzai , facing re-election in 2009 , is unlikely to embark on radical reform .
- 5. Please can you advise me how to decide whether I should embark on this enterprise .