emerge
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emerge
- /ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒ/ Australia, UK
- /ɪˈmɝd͡ʒ/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dʒ
Where it comes from
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”)
verb emerges · emerging · emerged
- To come into view. There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,[…], and all these articles[…] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly
- To come out of a situation, object, or a liquid. He emerged unscathed from the accident.
- To become known. Gradually the truth emerged.
Similar: forthcome, heave in sight
noun
- Alternative spelling of emerg.emerg
