how to pronounce embark

/ɪmˈbɑːk/

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embark is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of embark in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… finland was about to embark on a civil …”

meaning of embark

Embark means to start a journey by boarding a ship or aircraft.

embark frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word embark occurs in english on average 4.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics embark can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that embark can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;

2) transport and travel;