migrated (B2)
verb
Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪ.ɡreɪ.tɪd/
Definition
Moved from one region, habitat, or country to another, often seasonally or in search of better living conditions.
Examples
Many species of birds migrated south before the first snow fell.
Thousands of people migrated to the city during the industrial boom in search of work.
The software team migrated all of our data to a new cloud server last weekend.
How to Use migrated
- migrate to (prepositional phrase)
- Moving toward a new destination. — "Many families migrated to the coast for the summer."
- migrate from (prepositional phrase)
- Moving away from an original location. — "The population migrated from rural areas to urban centers."
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