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- pronunciation:
- ih
muhrj
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Grammatical Patterns, Word Parts
part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
emerges, emerging, emerged |
definition 1: |
to rise up from or come out of a surrounding environment or substance.
A figure emerged from the mist.Finally, the diver's head emerged out of the murky water.- similar words:
- appear, emanate, issue, loom, surface
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definition 2: |
to become apparent or evident.
Eventually, new evidence emerged, and the case was reopened.It finally emerged that the boy had been telling the truth.[it + verb + that + clause
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- synonyms:
- appear
- similar words:
- materialize, transpire
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definition 3: |
to come into being; develop.
The project was delayed because of unforeseen problems that emerged.New and radical ideas began to emerge toward the end of the century.- synonyms:
- arise, come up, develop, evolve, rise
- similar words:
- crop up, dawn, originate, spring up
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related words: |
arise, break, breed, burst, come, hatch, mushroom, open, peep, peer, rise, shape, spring, start |
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