embark

(Anglès)

  1. To go aboard a craft or vessel for transportation.
  2. To start, begin.
  3. (transitive) To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.
  4. (transitive) To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair.

Freqüència

C2
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ɪmˈbɑːk/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

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

Related words

embarcar-se

arriscar-se

aventurar-se

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