immigrate
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++im·mi·grate /ˈɪmɪɡreɪt/ ●●○ AWL verb [intransitive] FOREIGNto come into a country in order to live there permanently 〔为定居而从外国〕移居，移入 → emigrate, migrate His father and mother immigrated when he was two. 他的父母在他两岁时移民到这里。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
immigrate• They had no choice but to immigrate.• He immigrated here to breathe and stretch too.• Immigration increased dramatically, though to the countries they tried to immigrate, the wolf-men were as welcome as wolves usually are.• Her father immigrated to America from China in 1947.• Born in Jamaica, Rigby had immigrated to England 30 years before.• After the hard winter of 1848, the family immigrated to Pittsburgh, where her sisters lived.• Amanda and Alisha are writing the story of a woman who recently immigrated to the neighborhood.• His ancestors had immigrated to the United States in the early l800s.• It was during this visit that I realized what people must have gone through simply to immigrate to the United States.From Longman Business Dictionaryimmigrateim‧mi‧grate /ˈɪmɪgreɪt/ verb [intransitive] to come into a country in order to live there permanentlyBorn in the Philippines, Celeste immigrated to the United States when she was 15. → compare emigrate→ See Verb tableOrigin immigrate (1600-1700) Latin past participle of immigrare “to go in”, from migrare; → MIGRATEim·mi·grate verbChineseSyllable
in Corpus Business live to permanently a come there to order into country
immigrate
im‧mi‧grate AC /ˈɪməɡreɪt, ˈɪmɪɡreɪt/
verb [intransitive]
His father and mother immigrated when he was two.
im‧mi‧grate AC /ˈɪməɡreɪt, ˈɪmɪɡreɪt/
verb [intransitive] Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of immigrare __to go in__, from migrare; ⇨ migrate
to come into a country in order to live there permanently ⇨ emigrate, migrate:Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of immigrare __to go in__, from migrare; ⇨ migrate
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