emerge
//ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒ//
Forms
- present (v1)
- emerge
- past (v2)
- emerged
- past participle (v3)
- emerged
- present participle
- emerging
- 3rd person singular
- emerges
Definitions
1.To come into view.
2.To come out of a situation, object, or a liquid.
- The submarine emerged from the ocean.
- He emerged unscathed from the accident.
- The Soviet Union emerged from the ruins of an empire.
3.To become known.
1.Alternative spelling of emerg.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1696
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
First attested in the late 16th century.
Borrowed from Middle French emerger, from Latin ēmergō (“to rise up or out”), from ē- (a variant of ex- (“out, forth”)) + mergō (“to dip, to sink”)