emerge
verb/ɪˈmɜːdʒ/
/ɪˈmɜːrdʒ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they emerge | /ɪˈmɜːdʒ/ /ɪˈmɜːrdʒ/ |
| he / she / it emerges | /ɪˈmɜːdʒɪz/ /ɪˈmɜːrdʒɪz/ |
| past simple emerged | /ɪˈmɜːdʒd/ /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/ |
| past participle emerged | /ɪˈmɜːdʒd/ /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/ |
| -ing form emerging | /ɪˈmɜːdʒɪŋ/ /ɪˈmɜːrdʒɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to move out of or away from something and become possible to see
- The crabs emerge at low tide to look for food.
- emerge from something She finally emerged from her room at noon.
- The swimmer emerged from the lake.
- He emerged from the shadows.
- The management team emerged from its planning meetings with ambitious goals for the year.
- emerge into something We emerged into bright sunlight.
Extra Examples- The plant has fully emerged from the soil.
- They suddenly emerged into brilliant sunshine.
- A figure emerged from the darkness.
- She disappeared into the house and emerged a few seconds later carrying a suitcase.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slowly
- suddenly
- eventually
- …
- from
- into
- out of
- …
- emerge fully formed
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- [intransitive, transitive] (of facts, ideas, etc.) to become known synonym transpire
- No new evidence emerged during the investigation.
- More research is needed, but already a pattern has emerged.
- More details have emerged of his relationship with the film star.
- Problems with this drug are now beginning to emerge.
- emerge from something A clear picture emerges from this complex set of data.
- it emerges that… It emerged that the company was going to be sold.
Extra Examples- It subsequently emerged that he had known about the deal all along.
- One thing emerges very clearly from this study.
- Several facts started to emerge from my investigation.
- The answer to the problem quickly emerged.
- What eventually emerged from the election disaster was a realization that it was time for change.
- What emerges from these fascinating studies is a giant issue.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- clearly
- strongly
- gradually
- …
- begin to
- start to
- from
- [intransitive] to start to exist; to appear or become known
- After the elections opposition groups began to emerge.
- emerge as something He emerged as a key figure in the campaign.
- The University of Colorado emerged as the overall winner.
Extra Examples- the musical forms that emerged out of the American black experience
- The Pacific region has rapidly emerged as a leading force on the world stage.
- His enormous talent had emerged fully formed.
- The city first emerged as a significant artistic centre in the 11th century.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- rapidly
- gradually
- slowly
- …
- newly emerged
- newly emerging
- [intransitive] emerge (from something) to survive a difficult situation or experience
- She emerged from the scandal with her reputation intact.
- The world is only slowly emerging from recession.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘become known, come to light’): from Latin emergere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out, forth’ + mergere ‘to dip’.
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