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# embark

verb (embark, embarks, embarked, embarking)

«embark» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To embark is to go on board a ship or aircraft to start a journey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embark/#m1)
2. (embark on) To embark on something is to start something new and big, such as a long task or quest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embark/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales, people go on board a ship to set sail; a hero embarks on a quest to start a long journey

### Examples

- The sailors embark at dawn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embark/#x1)
- We embarked on the ferry to the island. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embark/#x2)
- She embarked on a long journey to find her brother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embark/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

in tales, people go on board a ship to set sail; a hero embarks on a quest to start a long journey

### Examples

- The appearance of this root in the SY’s introductory paragraph serves as a reminder that although we embark upon a text rich in vivid, grounded symbolism—even anthropomorphism—we should not hasten to take such symbolic language overly literally. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/embark/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «embark» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embark/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«embark» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/embark.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «embark» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/embark/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«embark» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/embark.html) on Mova free.