emerge
pronunciation
How to pronounce emerge in British English:
UK [iˈmɜːdʒ]
How to pronounce emerge in American English:
US [iˈmɜːrdʒ]
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- Verb:
- come out into view, as from concealment
- come out of
- become known or apparent
- come up to the surface of or rise
- happen or occur as a result of something
Word Origin
- emerge
- emerge: see merge
- emerge (v.)
- 1560s, from Middle French émerger and directly from Latin emergere "bring forth, bring to light," intransitively "arise out or up, come forth, come up, come out, rise," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex-) + mergere "to dip, sink" (see merge). The notion is of rising from a liquid by virtue of buoyancy. Related: Emerged; emerging.
Antonym
Example
- 1. A proper market in higher education should emerge .
- 2. Many intimate new connections are just beginning to emerge .
- 3. Several themes emerge from the resulting historical casserole .
- 4. The developed world is struggling to emerge from recession and high unemployment .
- 5. Another suitor may emerge , possibly oracle .