From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishembark on/upon something phrasal verbSTART DOING somethingto start something, especially something new, difficult, or exciting He embarked on a new career as a teacher. → embark→ See Verb table
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embark on/upon • Engelbart was embarking on a crusade to augment human capabilities by applying new technologies and developing ways to interact with that technology.• In the late 1980s, the United States embarked on a major undertaking: the human genome project.• Liz was embarking on a world of wealth, with Charles Headleand.• She has a great job that takes her all over the world and lets her embark on all kinds of adventures.• Well, Jimmy was a Southern Baptist and the nation was embarked upon an epoch of fierce moral rectitude.• For optimum results: Only embark on any new exercise programme when you are not premenstrual.• He then embarked on the serious biographies which made his name.• Fascinated by photography, he embarked on the three journeys to the Middle East that were to make his reputation. 