Embark Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of EMBARK

[no object]

:

to begin a journey especially on a ship or airplane

• The troops are waiting to embark.
• Millions of Europeans embarked for America in the late 19th century.

— opposite debark, disembark

embark on

[phrasal verb]

also

embark upon

1

embark on/upon (something)

:

to begin (a journey)

• They embarked on their trip to America with high hopes.

2

:

to begin (something that will take a long time or happen for a long time)

• She's embarking on a new career.
• The company has embarked upon a risky new project.

— embarkation

/ˌɛmˌbɑɚˈkeɪʃən/

noun

[noncount]

• a port of embarkation