emigrate

[US]/ˈemɪɡreɪt/
[UK]/ˈemɪɡreɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. move to another country

Example Sentences

after the war, they emigrated to America.

He's emigrated to the USA and gone completely native.

At the age of twenty, he decided to emigrate and seek his fortune in Canada.

The family decided to shake the dust off their feet and emigrate to Australia.

She was one of a number of artists who had emigrated before the war and gone native.

She was inhibited from making the decision to emigrate by the thought of her mother's loneliness.

After the Nazis came to power in Germany, many scientists emigrated (that is, left Germany).

Real-world Examples

Susan, do you really need all this? I mean, we're not emigrating.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

The young romance, however, isn't allowed to blossom as Nora's family emigrates to Canada.

Source: Deep Dive into the Movie World (LSOO)

His mother emigrated from Korea, his father from China.

Source: CNN Fashion English Selection

People from France have emigrated to the most different places.

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

I know he wants to speak to you about you emigrating.

Source: Not to be taken lightly.

You emigrating. He's gone to London to buy you some clothes.

Source: Not to be taken lightly.

Many of them are descendants of pets who emigrated to this urban jungle.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

We can emigrate to another country or confront the problem and live with it.

Source: Environment and Science

Facing extortion by gangs, he decided to leave his country and emigrate to Spain.

Source: VOA Standard English_Europe

His grandfather emigrated from here, and Mr. Ghosn spent part of his childhood in Lebanon.

Source: BBC Listening Collection January 2020

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