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Dictionary: e·merge   (ĭ-mûrj') pronunciation
intr.v., e·merged, e·merg·ing, e·merg·es.
  1. To rise from or as if from immersion: Sea mammals must emerge periodically to breathe.
  2. To come forth from obscurity: new leaders who may emerge.
  3. To become evident: The truth emerged at the inquest.
  4. To come into existence. See synonyms at appear.

[Latin ēmergere : ē-, ex-, ex- + mergere, to immerse.]


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verb

  1. To come into view: appear, issue, loom, materialize, show. Idioms: makeput inan appearance, meet the eye. See see/not see.
  2. To begin to appear or develop: appear, arise, commence, dawn, originate. See start/end.

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v

Definition: come out, arise
Antonyms: disappear, fade, go away, leave


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To appear. Also: To rise from.

pronunciation Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees.

Tutor's tip: After you "emerge" (to become visible; to become apparent) from the locker room you might "immerge" (to plunge) into a swimming pool.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - dukke op, bryde frem, komme for dagens lys, blive kendt, få gennembrud, vise sig, slippe igennem

Nederlands (Dutch)
verschijnen, opduiken, blijken, evolutionair ontwikkeld zijn

Français (French)
v. intr. - surgir (de, de derrière), s'élever de (l'eau), sortir (d'un trou, d'une chambre), déboucher de, (fig) émerger de, surgir (des difficultés), naître (une nouvelle nation), apparaître (une théorie, une école de pensée)

Deutsch (German)
v. - auftauchen, entstehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αναδύομαι, (ξε)προβάλλω, προκύπτω, ανακύπτω, εξέρχομαι, βγαίνω

Italiano (Italian)
emergere, apparire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - emergir, desenvolver (fig.)

Русский (Russian)
появляться, показываться, выходить, выясняться, возникать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - aparecer, hacerse ver, presentarse, emerger, salir, surgir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - dyka upp, höja sig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
浮现, 脱出, 形成

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 浮現, 脫出, 形成

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 나오다, 헤어나다, 밝혀지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 現れる, 明らかになる, 浮かび上がる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينبثق, يظهر للعيان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הופיע, התגלה, הזדקר, בצבץ‬


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