embark
Translation
to embark, to board, to begin, to start
Examples
We will embark at Liverpool.
We will embark at Liverpool.
She is about to embark on a new career.
She is about to embark on a new career.
Grammar Patterns
((on/upon sth.)) to start a new project or activity She is about to embark on a new career.
((at/from a place)) to get on a ship We will embark at Liverpool.
Similar Words
Synonyms: board, begin, start, commence; Antonyms: disembark
Etymology
From French 'embarquer', from 'em-' (in) + 'barque' (small boat). Literally, 'to get into a boat'.
Memory Tips
Remember 'em-BARK' by thinking of getting on a 'bark' (an old type of sailing ship) to start a voyage.