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emigrateto leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈeməɡreɪt/

Korean meaning: (다른 나라로) 이주하다, 이민을 가다

Korean pronunciation: **에**머그레이트

Example Sentences

  • My grandfather decided to emigrate after winning the lottery, saying 'Money travels better than complaints!'
  • She plans to emigrate to Canada for better job opportunities.
  • The cat emigrated to the neighbor's house because they had better food.

emigrate

VERB

//ˈeməɡreɪt//

to leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another

emigrate concept
💡 Concept

A family emigrates to a new country with packed belongings

emigrate mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

Em-migrate: M packs up and migrates to make it!

emigrate rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Should we emigrate and migrate, or stay home and celebrate?

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈeməɡreɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈeməɡreɪt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixe--
Rootmigr
Suffix--ate

Origin

From Latin 'emigrare,' meaning 'to move away or depart.' The word originally described the seasonal movement of birds and people seeking better conditions elsewhere.

🎵Rhyme

migratenavigatecreatecelebrate
migrate
navigate
create
celebrate

🔗Collocations

emigrate to
emigrate from
plan to emigrate
decide to emigrate
emigrate permanently
emigrate illegally

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandfather decided to emigrate after winning the lottery, saying 'Money travels better than complaints!'

She plans to emigrate to Canada for better job opportunities.

😄 Fun example

The cat emigrated to the neighbor's house because they had better food.

Many skilled workers emigrate from developing countries to seek higher wages.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

migraterelocatemove abroadleave one's country

Antonyms

immigratereturnstay

Related

immigrationmigrationexilerefugeediaspora

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