embark
verb (used without object)
to board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle, as for a journey.
have embarked
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present perfectof embark.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Governments have embarked on a once-in-a-generation arms buildup, but lots of the companies making equipment are struggling for funding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
He has already climbed each one individually alongside his dad Daniel Thomas and the pair have embarked on an 18-week training programme in preparation for the challenge on 18 August.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
The film is the first directorial project Kwan and Scheinert have embarked on under their exclusive, five-year partnership with Universal Pictures, which they signed in 2022, along with producing partner Jonathan Wang.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
An explorer and a glaciologist have embarked on a three-month mission to cross part of Antarctica on kite skis in search of ice that is 130,000 years old.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025
Mark it well, for from this spot have embarked countless fine fellows to serve King and country afloat.
From The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
