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Meanings of embark in English

Portuguese
embarcar-se
Spanish
embarcar

Go on board.

      embarcar-se
      Portuguese
      começar

      Set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)

            começar
            Synonyms
            Examples for "enter"
            Examples for "enter"
            1
            Witnesses said security forces allowed protesters to enter the main airport building.
            Reuters
            2
            Tens of thousands of children enter Russia's decrepit orphanage system every year.
            The Guardian
            3
            They allow people to escape their reality and enter a new one.
            The new yorker
            4
            Washington says the government should enter a new dialogue with the opposition.
            Reuters
            5
            Even before children enter school, years of learning have already taken place.
            Ebony
            Catalan
            embarcar-se

            Proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers.

                  embarcar-se
                  Usage of embark in English
                  1
                  It's too early to embark on such a drastic course of action.
                  Beyond The Frontier: Dreadnaught
                  2
                  The young minister would embark on a remarkable spree of conspicuous consumption.
                  Reuters
                  3
                  Indeed she is about to embark on a major international solo race.
                  Reuters
                  4
                  But Faustus wanted to embark on the excursion as early as possible.
                  Roma eterna
                  5
                  Indonesia is the latest country to embark on moving its capital city.
                  BBC
                  6
                  Then they shouted in the Aleut dialect for the hunters to embark.
                  Vikings of the Pacific / The Adventures of the Explorers who Cam...
                  7
                  In December, 1744, we embark for Europe in the Lys French Frigate.
                  A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume ...
                  8
                  Or one may embark at Liverpool and disembark in the Spanish Main.
                  Bat Wing
                  9
                  Shall try to embark before the mast in some outward bound vessel.
                  The Grell Mystery
                  10
                  The Americans endeavored to embark their sick and artillery above the town.
                  True to the Old Flag: A Tale of the American War of Independence
                  11
                  The sooner we can embark and proceed on our voyage the better.
                  In the Wilds of Africa
                  12
                  The Hawks now embark on six-game road trip, beginning Saturday at Milwaukee.
                  Reuters
                  13
                  Do you regularly embark on enormous cleaning sprees to declutter your home?
                  The Irish Times
                  14
                  Therefore they were to hold themselves in readiness to embark at once.
                  At Aboukir and Acre: A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt
                  15
                  In a picture by Poussin, the Holy Family are about to embark.
                  Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine Arts
                  16
                  They would embark and try to reach the other side without detection.
                  Army Boys on the Firing Line; or, Holding Back the German Drive
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                  Translations for embark
                  Spanish
                  embarcar
                  Embark through the time
                  Embark across language varieties
                  South Africa
                  Common
                  Ireland
                  Common
                  New Zealand
                  Common
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