embark
verb (used without object)
to board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle, as for a journey.
had embarked
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past perfectof embark.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He had embarked on that trip to get funds to rebuild his family’s home after an earthquake in 2016, said his mother, Elena Véliz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Jyoti, an engineer at Intel, had embarked on the journey as a spiritual quest and an adventure to mark her 50th birthday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Mowry, 47, and her spouse, Adam Housley, 54, announced in April that they had embarked on a very extensive renovation of a dilapidated property in wine country.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Miss Thompson had embarked on her travels three years ago, first to Asia, in 2022, and then on to Australia, in 2023.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
Through a plastic-wrapped note hidden in our food drums, we learned in July of 1966 that the men in the general section had embarked on a hunger strike to protest poor conditions.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
