embark

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb go on board
  2. verb set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)
  3. verb proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French embarquer, from em- + barque (“small ship”). Compare with Portuguese embarcar, Spanish abarcar.

In classic literature

Synonyms

ship

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