CEFR B2

emigrated

verb

Meaning

Leave one's own country to settle permanently in another.

Examples

Thousands of people chose to emigrate from the war-torn region in search of safety.
She decided to emigrate to Australia after receiving a job offer in Sydney.

Synonyms: move, relocate, resettle, expatriate

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emigrated (B2)

verb

Pronunciation: /ˈɛmɪɡreɪt/

Definition

Leave one's own country to settle permanently in another.

Examples

Thousands of people chose to emigrate from the war-torn region in search of safety.
She decided to emigrate to Australia after receiving a job offer in Sydney.
Many families emigrated during the famine, hoping for better opportunities abroad.

How to Use emigrated

emigrate from (prepositional phrase): to leave the country of origin — "He decided to emigrate from Italy in the 1950s."
emigrate to (prepositional phrase): to arrive and settle in a new country — "Many people hope to emigrate to the United States."

Synonyms of emigrated

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Antonyms of emigrated

Words with the opposite meaning to emigrated:

immigrate

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