emigrate
/ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪt/ verb B2- To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere.
He/she/it emigrates · Past emigrated · Past participle emigrated · -ing form emigrating
Verb forms
- Base form
- emigrate
- He/she/it
- emigrates
- Past
- emigrated
- Past participle
- emigrated
- -ing form
- emigrating
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He had emigrated to America when he was a very young man.
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