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Definition of emerge verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. [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
    preposition
    • from
    • into
    • out of
    phrases
    • emerge fully formed
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  2. [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
    verb + emerge
    • begin to
    • start to
    preposition
    • from
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  3. [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.
    see also re-emerge
    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
    phrases
    • newly emerged
    • newly emerging
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  4. [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.
  5. 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’.
See emerge in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee emerge in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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