Emerge Meaning
/ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo come into view.
verbTo come out of a situation, object, or a liquid.
Sentence Examples
One finding to emerge was that critical features differ between species.
Japan is still struggling to emerge from recession.
The crabs emerge at low tide to look for food.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After the long winter, small green shoots ____ from the thawing ground.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The bright sun began to ____ from behind the dark clouds.
Word Origin & History
First attested in the late 16th century. Borrowed from Middle French emerger, from Latin ēmergō (“to rise up or out”), from ē- (a variant of ex- (“out, forth”)) + mergō (“to dip, to sink”)
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,[…], and all these articles[…] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished."
— 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
"The face which emerged was not reassuring. It was blunt and grey, the nose springing thick and flat from high on the frontal bone of the forehead, whilst his eyes were narrow slits of dark in a tight bandage of tissue. […]."
— 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 17, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
"Throughout the 1500s, the populace roiled over a constellation of grievances of which the forest emerged as a key focal point. The popular late Middle Ages fictional character Robin Hood, dressed in green to symbolize the forest, dodged fines for forest offenses and stole from the rich to give to the poor. But his appeal was painfully real and embodied the struggle over wood."
— 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion:
"With such focus from within the footballing community this week on Remembrance Sunday, there was something appropriate about Colchester being the venue for last night’s game. Troops from the garrison town formed a guard of honour for both sets of players, who emerged for the national anthem with poppies proudly stitched into their tracksuit jackets."
— 2011 November 10, Jeremy Wilson, “England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report”, in Telegraph:
"Last spring, the periodical cicadas emerged across eastern North America. Their vast numbers and short above-ground life spans inspired awe and irritation in humans—and made for good meals for birds and small mammals."
— 2012 March-April, Anna Lena Phillips, “Sneaky Silk Moths”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 172:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After the long winter, small green shoots ____ from the thawing ground.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The bright sun began to ____ from behind the dark clouds.