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单词 immigrate
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Definition of immigrate in English:

immigrate

verb ˈɪmɪɡreɪtˈɪməˌɡreɪt
[no object]North American
  • Come to live permanently in a foreign country.

    an Australian who immigrated to Britain in 1982
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If one does not wish to live in Korea, one should immigrate legally.
    • In fact, we not only don't recognize the marriages; we don't allow anyone to immigrate who has been part of such a marriage.
    • It is also known that many European settlers first lived in Venezuela, only to immigrate to the United States.
    • A country surely has the right to decide who is permitted to immigrate and become a citizen of that country - that is not the issue.
    • His parents immigrated to the United States in the early 1970s, and he was born in Baton Rouge.
    • Most farm workers descend from Africans who immigrated to Zimbabwe specifically to work on these farms.
    • Imagine you lived in a far-away country and chose to apply to immigrate to our great white chilly north.
    • Outcasts and refugees from throughout the world have immigrated to it and flourished as they could have nowhere else.
    • After you immigrated to America, you spent some time in a yeshiva.
    • She has lived in Durham, North Carolina for six years since immigrating from Mexico City and last December gave birth to her third child, Carlos.
    • Indeed, when they immigrate to developed countries they are often among the most creative and inventive people in their new homes.
    • All four of my grandparents legally immigrated to this country from Russia, Poland and France.
    • I hadn't stepped foot on Haitian soil since I left in 1986 and immigrated to California.
    • Following this money, more than 1 million Taiwanese have immigrated to China to live and work.
    • Moreover, if he were finally deported, he would be permanently barred from immigrating to Australia.
    • Belize is dotted with tiny colonies of Mennonites, most of whom immigrated in the fifties from Canada and Mexico.
    • Instead, many Western Samoans seek to immigrate to American Samoa.
    • My parents immigrated to the United States from Bangladesh and gave birth to me soon after.
    • The readership either still lived in Eastern Europe or had immigrated to the United States.
    • Most lived in Germany for at least 10 years before immigrating to Canada, during which time they incorporated German customs and baking into their Christmas celebrations.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin immigrat- 'immigrated', from the verb immigrare, from in- 'into' + migrare 'migrate'.

  • migrate from early 17th century:

    The word migrate was initially a general word for ‘move from one place to another’. It comes from Latin migrare ‘to move, shift’. People could immigrate from the early 17th century, but emigrants only appeared in the mid 18th century.

 
 

Definition of immigrate in US English:

immigrate

verbˈiməˌɡrātˈɪməˌɡreɪt
[no object]North American
  • Come to live permanently in a foreign country.

    the Mennonites immigrated to western Canada in the 1870s
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Following this money, more than 1 million Taiwanese have immigrated to China to live and work.
    • Most lived in Germany for at least 10 years before immigrating to Canada, during which time they incorporated German customs and baking into their Christmas celebrations.
    • After you immigrated to America, you spent some time in a yeshiva.
    • In fact, we not only don't recognize the marriages; we don't allow anyone to immigrate who has been part of such a marriage.
    • A country surely has the right to decide who is permitted to immigrate and become a citizen of that country - that is not the issue.
    • My parents immigrated to the United States from Bangladesh and gave birth to me soon after.
    • Outcasts and refugees from throughout the world have immigrated to it and flourished as they could have nowhere else.
    • Moreover, if he were finally deported, he would be permanently barred from immigrating to Australia.
    • His parents immigrated to the United States in the early 1970s, and he was born in Baton Rouge.
    • Indeed, when they immigrate to developed countries they are often among the most creative and inventive people in their new homes.
    • It is also known that many European settlers first lived in Venezuela, only to immigrate to the United States.
    • Instead, many Western Samoans seek to immigrate to American Samoa.
    • Most farm workers descend from Africans who immigrated to Zimbabwe specifically to work on these farms.
    • Imagine you lived in a far-away country and chose to apply to immigrate to our great white chilly north.
    • I hadn't stepped foot on Haitian soil since I left in 1986 and immigrated to California.
    • If one does not wish to live in Korea, one should immigrate legally.
    • She has lived in Durham, North Carolina for six years since immigrating from Mexico City and last December gave birth to her third child, Carlos.
    • The readership either still lived in Eastern Europe or had immigrated to the United States.
    • Belize is dotted with tiny colonies of Mennonites, most of whom immigrated in the fifties from Canada and Mexico.
    • All four of my grandparents legally immigrated to this country from Russia, Poland and France.

Usage

See emigrate

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin immigrat- ‘immigrated’, from the verb immigrare, from in- ‘into’ + migrare ‘migrate’.

 
 
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