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- pronunciation:
- ih
muhrj
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- 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 |
adverb + (v.)emerge
gradually, newly
(v.)emerge
+ adverb
spontaneously, within
(v.)emerge
+ noun
bankruptcy,
bathroom,
cave,
clearing,
cocoon,
darkness,
decade,
elevator,
fog,
front-runner,
hibernation,
jungle,
mist,
obscurity,
predictor,
recession,
shadow,
sunlight,
tunnel,
winner,
womb
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The word emerge
contains the following parts:
e-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away
  More about this word part:
The prefix e-
is an assimilated form of ex- used before roots beginning with certain consonants (b d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v). See ex-.
Example words:
ebullient, edentulous, edict, educate, educe, egregious, egress, ejaculate, eject, elaborate, elate, elect, elicit, elide, eligible, elite, elocution, elongate, eloquence, eloquent, elucidate, elude, emaciate, emancipate, emasculate, emend, emerge, emergency, emigrate, eminent, emissary, emit, emollient, emolument, emulsion, enervate, enormity, enormous, enumerate, enunciate, eradicate, erase, erode, eruct, erudite, erupt, evacuate, evade, evaluate, evanesce, event, eventuate, evert, evict, evident, evocative, evoke, evolution, evolve, ineluctable, ineradicable
merge, mers
Latin
root
that means sink, dip, dive
Example words:
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