Definition

1. Verb:
   • To leave one's own country or region to settle permanently in another. This action is typically undertaken for reasons such as seeking better economic opportunities, joining family, or escaping unfavorable conditions like conflict or persecution. The focus is on the departure from the origin country.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • My grandparents decided to emigrate from Italy to the United States in the 1950s.
  • During the economic crisis, many skilled workers were forced to emigrate to find employment.
  • She plans to emigrate once her visa is approved.

Advanced Usage

• "to emigrate from": This is the standard construction, emphasizing the point of departure.
  • They emigrated from a war-torn region.
• "to emigrate to": This construction is also common, specifying the destination.
  • He emigrated to Canada last year.
• The term is often used in historical or sociological contexts to describe population movements.
  • The famine caused millions to emigrate.

Variants and Related Words

• Emigrant (n): A person who emigrates.
  • The emigrants boarded the ship with hope for a new life.
• Emigration (n): The act or instance of emigrating.
  • The country experienced a wave of emigration.

Synonyms

• Relocate: To move to a new place, especially for work. (Less specific to countries.)
• Migrate: To move from one region to another. (Can be temporary or within a country; a broader term.)
• Leave: To go away from a place. (A very general term without the specific connotation of permanent international relocation.)

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Emigrate is not typically used with particles to form phrasal verbs. The core meaning is conveyed by the verb itself with prepositions and .

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms that use the exact word emigrate. The concept is more directly expressed.

Verb

1. leave one's country of residence for a new one
   • Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period