emerge
/i'mə:dʤ/
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Definition
- Intransitive Verb:
- To come out into view or become visible, especially from concealment or a hidden place: To move out of a space where one was not seen.
- To become known, apparent, or understood: To be revealed or discovered, often as a result of an investigation or process.
- To come into existence or develop: To arise or appear, often from a source or as an outcome.
- To rise or come up to the surface of a liquid: To become visible above the water or another substance.
Examples of Usage
- Intransitive Verb:
- The sun emerged from behind the clouds. (The sun became visible after being hidden.)
- New evidence emerged during the trial. (New evidence became known.)
- A strong leader emerged from the group. (A leader developed or arose from within the group.)
- The submarine emerged from the depths of the ocean. (The submarine rose to the surface of the water.)
Advanced Usage
- "to emerge as (something)": To become recognized or established in a particular role or status.
- She emerged as the clear favorite to win the election.
- "to emerge from (something)": To come out of a particular state, situation, or place.
- The country is slowly emerging from a long economic recession.
- "to emerge unscathed/unharmed": To come out of a difficult or dangerous situation without injury or damage.
- Miraculously, all passengers emerged unscathed from the crash.
Variants and Related Words
- Emergence (n): The process of coming into view or becoming known.
- The emergence of new technologies has changed our lives.
- Emergent (adj): In the process of coming into being or becoming prominent.
- Emergent democracies often face many challenges.
Synonyms
- Appear: To become visible.
- Surface: To rise to the top.
- Arise: To originate or come into being.
- Materialize: To appear suddenly or unexpectedly.
- Come to light: To become known.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(Note: "Emerge" is typically not used with particles to form standard phrasal verbs. The advanced usages above function similarly.)
Related Idioms
- Emerge from the shadows: To become publicly known or influential after a period of obscurity.
- After years of quiet work, the artist finally emerged from the shadows.
- Emerge victorious: To come out as the winner from a contest or difficult situation.
- Despite the setbacks, our team emerged victorious.
Verb
- happen or occur as a result of something
- come up to the surface of or rise
- He felt new emotions emerge
- become known or apparent
- Some nice results emerged from the study
- come out of
- Water issued from the hole in the wall
- The words seemed to come out by themselves
- come out into view, as from concealment
- Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office