Question

1406 ✗ We're planning to emigrate to the United States next year. We're planning to [[emigrate]] to the United States next year. immigrate | emigrate

Accepted Answer

immigrate We're planning to immigrate to the United States next year. We're planning to [[immigrate]] to the United States next year. emigrate The verb immigrate (= enter a foreign country and make your home there) is seldom used. Instead people tend to use immigrant and immigration (nouns): 'When jobs became scarce, the number of new immigrants suddenly decreased.' 'Immigration has decreased in recent years.'emigrate = leave your own country and make your home in another one: 'His parents emigrated from Scotland to Canada in 1933.'

Idx	1406
Keyword	immigrate
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	We're planning to immigrate to the United States next year.
Correct Sentence	We're planning to emigrate to the United States next year.
Cloze Error Sentence	We're planning to [[immigrate]] to the United States next year.
Cloze Sentence	We're planning to [[emigrate]] to the United States next year.
Cloze Answer	emigrate
Choices	immigrate \| emigrate
Explanation	The verb immigrate (= enter a foreign country and make your home there) is seldom used. Instead people tend to use immigrant and immigration (nouns): 'When jobs became scarce, the number of new immigrants suddenly decreased.' 'Immigration has decreased in recent years.' emigrate = leave your own country and make your home in another one: 'His parents emigrated from Scotland to Canada in 1933.'

Immigrate Planning United States Year Emigrate Country Make