Emerged Emerge Extra Examples Verb ɪˈmɜːdʒ ɪˈmɜːrdʒ Crabs

• the crabs emerge at low tide to look for food.
• she finally emerged from her room at noon.
• the swimmer emerged from the lake.
• he emerged from the shadows.

emerge

Verb Forms

1. to move out of or away from something and become possible to see
• The crabs emerge at low tide to look for food.
• She finally emerged from her room at noon.
• The swimmer emerged from the lake.
• He emerged from the shadows.
• The management team emerged from its planning meetings with ambitious goals for the year.
• We emerged into bright sunlight.

Extra Examples

• The plant has fully emerged from the soil.
• They suddenly emerged into brilliant sunshine.
• A figure emerged from the darkness.
• She disappeared into the house and emerged a few seconds later carrying a suitcase.
2. to become known
• SYNONYM transpire
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• No new evidence emerged during the investigation.
• More research is needed, but already a pattern has emerged.
• More details have emerged of his relationship with the film star.
• Problems with this drug are now beginning to emerge.
• A clear picture emerges from this complex set of data.
• It emerged that the company was going to be sold.

Extra Examples

• It subsequently emerged that he had known about the deal all along.
• One thing emerges very clearly from this study.
• Several facts started to emerge from my investigation.
• The answer to the problem quickly emerged.
• What eventually emerged from the election disaster was a realization that it was time for change.
• What emerges from these fascinating studies is a giant issue.
3. to start to exist; to appear or become known
• SEE ALSO re-emerge
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/re-emerge
• After the elections opposition groups began to emerge.
• He emerged as a key figure in the campaign
• The University of Colorado emerged as the overall winner.

Extra Examples

• the musical forms that emerged out of the American black experience
• The Pacific region has rapidly emerged as a leading force on the world stage.
• His enormous talent had emerged fully formed.
• The city first emerged as a significant artistic centre in the 11th century.
4. to survive a difficult situation or experience
• She emerged from the scandal with her reputation intact.
• The world is only slowly emerging from recession.

Word Origin

• late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘become known, come to light’): from Latin emergere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out, forth’ + mergere ‘to dip’.