This page will make sure you never confuse emigrate and immigrate again! Read the definitions, check out our example sentences, and be sure to follow the twitter feed to see how the internet is using these words in a sentence.
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Definition
Emigrate
Leave one's country of residence for a new one
Examples
Many people had to emigrate from Europe during the Nazi period
Immigrate
Move into a new country of residence
Examples
I immigrated to the US in 1985.
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What's the internet saying about emigrate/immigrate?
@xJessminx: So Cute ! Yes. Your English A1 ;p #Emigrate & #Immigrate !! Hahhas !!
@aekii_: @Vi0l3ttaa @SantaJollyBelly @aokises ITS IMMIGRATE NOT EMIGRATE YOU NEED SLEEP
@xmelfieldingx: @joshgilmartin They don't do anything! I'm learning about population regulation and they either reproduce, die, immigrate or emigrate 😴
@sarahmacnay: I'm confused. Do we emigrate from a country and immigrate into a country? People don't talk about immigrating. Wish I was smarter.
@_CrossReads: I have a hard time remembering the difference between "emigrate" and "immigrate." Of course, it's not made any... http://t.co/o7lLK7bwVN
@sl2111: @bouzagloabc you sure you want to trust a PR firm that doesnt know the difference between emigrate and immigrate?
@adamleesimmons: Also changing emigrate to immigrate. And enquiry to inquiry. MS Word's selective grammar confuses me.
@UMWFburgWC: Emigrate stresses leaving; immigrate stresses arriving