immigrate
gb/ˈɪmɪɡɹˌeɪt/ us/ˈɪmɪɡɹˌeɪt/
B2
English
bevándorol
VERB
B2
1
bevándorol
B2
Usage pattern:
[someone] immigrates (to/into) [country/place] (from [country/place])
Her grandparents immigrated to the United States in the 1950s.
A nagyszülei az 1950-es években bevándoroltak az Egyesült Államokba.
Many people immigrate to find safer living conditions and better jobs.
Sokan azért bevándorolnak, hogy biztonságosabb életkörülményeket és jobb munkalehetőségeket találjanak.
He immigrated from Brazil to Portugal when he was twenty.
Learner examples
My aunt immigrated to Canada.
A nagynéném Kanadába bevándorolt.
They want to immigrate for work.
Munkavállalás miatt szeretnének bevándorolni.
Common mistake:
Learners often confuse immigrate (move into a country) with emigrate (leave a country). Also, you usually say “immigrate to/into [country]” rather than “immigrate in [country].”
Meaning
move to live in a country
Collocations
immigrate to [country]
|immigrate from [country]
|immigrate legally
|immigrate illegally
|immigrate permanently
|immigrate with your family
|immigrate as a child
|immigrate for work
|immigrate to the United States
|immigrate to Canada
Synonyms
move (More general; does not specifically mean moving to another country.)
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relocate (More neutral and general; often used for moving within a country as well.)
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settle (Emphasizes establishing a life in the new place.)
Antonyms
emigrate (Means to leave your own country to live in another (opposite viewpoint).)
Themes
migration
|society
|law
|government
Definition
To move to another country to live there permanently.
To come to live permanently in a country that is not your own.
Grammar
Dictionary form
immigrate
IPA
GB/ˈɪmɪɡɹˌeɪt/
US/ˈɪmɪɡɹˌeɪt/
Syllables & stress
im - mig - rate (3 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (im)
Word forms
Verb
- Base: immigrate
- 3rd Person Singular: immigrates
- Present Participle: immigrating
- Past: immigrated
Word family
Forms
immigrates
verb
immigrating
verb
immigrated
verb
Core family
immigration
noun B1
immigrant
noun B1
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