emigrate
/ˈemɪɡreɪt/verb
उच्चारण एमिग्रेट
प्रवास करना, देश छोड़कर विदेश में बसना
Core word
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[I] ~ (from…) (to…)
to leave your own country to go and live permanently in another country
प्रवास करना, देश छोड़कर विदेश में बसना
- His grandparents emigrated from Punjab to Canada in the 1970s.
- Thousands of nurses emigrate every year in search of better pay.
- Many young people emigrate to Australia to find work.
+ 3 more examples
- She hopes to emigrate to New Zealand after finishing her studies.
- His family emigrated from Kerala to the Gulf in the 1980s.
- The number of people who emigrate has risen in recent years.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
emigrate from + country
Emigrate is about leaving: use 'from' for the country you leave.
Emigrate छोड़ने की क्रिया है: जिस देश को छोड़ा जाए उसके लिए 'from' आता है।
- Many Indians emigrated from Punjab to Canada.
- Her grandfather emigrated from Kenya in 1970.
emigrate to + country
Use 'to' for the country where the person goes to live. Do not use 'in'.
जिस देश में व्यक्ति रहने जाता है उसके लिए 'to' आता है। 'In' का प्रयोग न करें।
- They plan to emigrate to Australia.
- Thousands emigrate to the Gulf every year.
emigrate vs immigrate
Emigrate focuses on leaving one's own country; immigrate focuses on arriving in a new one. The same person does both.
Emigrate अपना देश छोड़ने पर बल देता है; immigrate नए देश में पहुँचने पर। एक ही व्यक्ति दोनों करता है।
- He emigrated from India and immigrated to Canada.
- The family emigrated for better jobs.
emigrate (intransitive); noun forms
It takes no direct object and has no passive. Related nouns: emigrant (the person) and emigration (the act).
इसका direct object नहीं होता और passive नहीं बनता। संबंधित nouns: emigrant (व्यक्ति) और emigration (क्रिया)।
- Emigration from the village rose after the drought.
- The emigrants sent money home.
+Collocations 4
emigrate + to
to Canadato Australiato the UKto the Gulfto New Zealandto Germany
- Radhika's uncle emigrated to Canada in 2005.
verb + to emigrate
plandecidebe forcedwantchoose
- He was forced to emigrate after losing his business.
adverb + emigrate
permanentlylegallylaterearlyeventually
- They eventually emigrated to be near their daughter.
reason to emigrate
for workfor studyin search of a better lifeto escape warto join family
- Many students emigrate for higher studies.
“More examples 5
- After the partition many families emigrated from Lahore to Delhi.
विभाजन के बाद कई परिवार लाहौर से दिल्ली चले गए।
- Doctors sometimes emigrate to richer countries for higher pay.
डॉक्टर कभी-कभी अधिक वेतन के लिए अमीर देशों में चले जाते हैं।
- She emigrated as a teenager and has never returned.
वह किशोरावस्था में विदेश चली गई थी और कभी वापस नहीं लौटी।
- The government wants to reduce the number of skilled people who emigrate.
सरकार उन कुशल लोगों की संख्या घटाना चाहती है जो देश छोड़कर चले जाते हैं।
- Millions emigrated from Ireland during the potato famine.
आलू अकाल के दौरान आयरलैंड से लाखों लोग देश छोड़कर चले गए।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He emigrated in Canada last year.
✓ He emigrated to Canada last year.
Use 'to' for the destination country.
गंतव्य देश के लिए 'to' आता है।
✗ She emigrated her country.
✓ She emigrated from her country.
Emigrate is intransitive and needs 'from'.
Emigrate intransitive है और इसके साथ 'from' चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs describe people moving between countries; the word shows which end of the journey is in focus.
ये verbs देशों के बीच लोगों के आने-जाने का वर्णन करते हैं; शब्द बताता है कि यात्रा का कौन-सा सिरा ध्यान में है।
To leave your own country to live in another.
अपना देश छोड़कर दूसरे देश में रहने जाना।
- Her parents emigrated from India in the nineties.
To come into a new country to live there permanently.
किसी नए देश में स्थायी रूप से रहने के लिए आना।
- They immigrated to Canada and found work in a hospital.
To move from one region to another, often for work or season; may be temporary.
काम या मौसम के कारण एक क्षेत्र से दूसरे में जाना; यह अस्थायी भी हो सकता है।
- Birds migrate to warmer places in winter.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Do not confuse emigrate (to leave your country) and immigrate (to come into a new country to live).
Emigrate (अपना देश छोड़कर जाना) और immigrate (किसी नए देश में आकर बसना) में भ्रम न करें।