Meaning
to take on board, to board, to load
- to involve, to entangle (someone in something risky)
In a sentence
Abbiamo imbarcato le valigie prima del volo.
We loaded the suitcases before the flight.
Mi vuoi imbarcare in questo casino?
Do you want to drag me into this mess?
Non imbarcare altra gente nel tuo problema.
Don't involve other people in your problem.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| imbarcare | infinitive |
| imbarchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| imbarco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| imbarcate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| imbarchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| imbarcano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| imbarca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| imbarcavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| imbarcavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| imbarcavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| imbarcavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| imbarcavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| imbarcava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| imbarcammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| imbarcai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| imbarcaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| imbarcasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| imbarcarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| imbarcò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| imbarcheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| imbarcherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| imbarcherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| imbarcherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| imbarcheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| imbarcherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| imbarchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| imbarchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| imbarchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| imbarchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| imbarchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| imbarchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| imbarcassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| imbarcassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| imbarcaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| imbarcassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| imbarcassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| imbarcasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| imbarcheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| imbarcherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| imbarchereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| imbarcheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| imbarcherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| imbarcherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| imbarchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| imbarcate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| imbarca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| imbarcando | gerund |
| imbarcato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For people getting onto a plane or ship, Italians often prefer salire or imbarcarsi; imbarcare is more common for the company or crew.
- Imbarcare someone in a risky plan is informal and often negative. For neutral 'involve,' use coinvolgere instead.
- As a transitive verb, it usually takes avere in compound tenses: ha imbarcato i passeggeri. Reflexive imbarcarsi takes essere.