embark – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of embark

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to embark
Participle: embarked
Gerund: embarking

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iembark
youembark
he;she;itembarks
weembark
youembark
theyembark

Perfect

Ihave embarked
youhave embarked
he;she;ithas embarked
wehave embarked
youhave embarked
theyhave embarked

Past

Iembarked
youembarked
he;she;itembarked
weembarked
youembarked
theyembarked

Pluperfect

Ihad embarked
youhad embarked
he;she;ithad embarked
wehad embarked
youhad embarked
theyhad embarked

Future

Iwill embark
youwill embark
he;she;itwill embark
wewill embark
youwill embark
theywill embark

Future Perfect

Iwill have embarked
youwill have embarked
he;she;itwill have embarked
wewill have embarked
youwill have embarked
theywill have embarked

Subjunctive

Present

Iembark
youembark
he;she;itembark
weembark
youembark
theyembark

Perfect

Ihave embarked
youhave embarked
he;she;ithave embarked
wehave embarked
youhave embarked
theyhave embarked

Imperfect

Iembarked
youembarked
he;she;itembarked
weembarked
youembarked
theyembarked

Pluperfect

Ihad embarked
youhad embarked
he;she;ithad embarked
wehad embarked
youhad embarked
theyhad embarked

Conditional

Present

Iwould embark
youwould embark
he;she;itwould embark
wewould embark
youwould embark
theywould embark

Perfect

Iwould have embarked
youwould have embarked
he;she;itwould have embarked
wewould have embarked
youwould have embarked
theywould have embarked

Imperative

youembark
weLet's embark
youembark

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam embarking
youare embarking
he;she;itis embarking
weare embarking
youare embarking
theyare embarking

Perfect

Ihave been embarking
youhave been embarking
he;she;ithas been embarking
wehave been embarking
youhave been embarking
theyhave been embarking

Past

Iwas embarking
youwere embarking
he;she;itwas embarking
wewere embarking
youwere embarking
theywere embarking

Pluperfect

Ihad been embarking
youhad been embarking
he;she;ithad been embarking
wehad been embarking
youhad been embarking
theyhad been embarking

Future

Iwill be embarking
youwill be embarking
he;she;itwill be embarking
wewill be embarking
youwill be embarking
theywill be embarking

Future Perfect

Iwill have been embarking
youwill have been embarking
he;she;itwill have been embarking
wewill have been embarking
youwill have been embarking
theywill have been embarking

Conditional

Present

Iwould be embarking
youwould be embarking
he;she;itwould be embarking
wewould be embarking
youwould be embarking
theywould be embarking

Perfect

Iwould have been embarking
youwould have been embarking
he;she;itwould have been embarking
wewould have been embarking
youwould have been embarking
theywould have been embarking

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'embark'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'embark'

embank, embar, embarn, empark, imbark, bark, bemark, debark, demark, embace,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

commence
begin, start, initiate

Antonyms

commence
end, finish, cease, terminate

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

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

Verbs referencing "embark"

Spanish embarcar.

Sample Sentences

  • LEAVING Cincinnati at eleven o’clock in the forenoon, we embarked for Louisville in the Pike steamboat, which, carrying the mails, was a packet of a much better class than that in which we had come from Pittsburg. As this passage does not occupy more than twelve [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • I was standing on the wharf at this place, watching the passengers embarking in a steamboat which preceded that whose coming we awaited, and participating in the anxiety with which a sergeant 's wife was collecting her few goods together—keeping one distracted eye hard upon [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Tarrying here, only that day and night, to recruit after our late fatigues, we started off once more upon our last journey in America. We had yet five days to spare before embarking for England, and I had a great desire to see ‘the Shaker Village, ’ which is peopled by a religious sect from whom it takes its name. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “GEORGE HARRIS.” George, with his wife, children, sister and mother, embarked for Africa, some few weeks after. If we are not mistaken, the world will yet hear from him there. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)