immigrate

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭʹmĭ.grāt'
• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɪmɪɡreɪt/

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Verb

Plain form immigrate

Third-person singular immigrates

Past tense immigrated

Past participle immigrated

Present participle immigrating

1. (intransitive) If you immigrate to a country, you move to there to live.

   He couldn't find a job in his country, so he immigrated here a few years ago.

Related words

• migrate
• emigrate