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what is the difference?
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akram@73
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what is the difference?
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Hi my dear teachers ! I am really confused .could you tell me what is the difference between to emigrate and to immigrate.
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12 Feb 2010
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PhilipR
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Emigrate and immigrate are used of people and imply a permanent move, generally across a political boundary.
Emigrate describes the move relative to the point of departure: After the Nazis came to power in Germany, many scientists emigrated (that is, left Germany).
By contrast, immigrate describes the move relative to the destination: The promise of prosperity in the United States encouraged many people to immigrate (that is, move to the United States).
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12 Feb 2010
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Aimee/S.
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An emigrant leaves his land to move to another country. He/She is emigrating to another country. It implies the process of travel.
An immigrant is a person who lives in a new country. He/She has immigrated from another place.
In other words:
When you are an emigrant, you emigrate to a place.
When you are an immigrant, you have already immigrated from some place.
For example - if you know someone from another country who lives now in Portugal, you could say:
He wanted to emigrate to Portugal. He left his country as an emigrant.
He �s now in Portugal. He is an immigrant. He immigrated from another country.
I hope this helps.
And some more explanations here:
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12 Feb 2010
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Lana.
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Emigrate - get out.
Immigrate - come in.
Migrate - move/travel. |
12 Feb 2010
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douglas
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clear and to the point Lana--I like it  |
12 Feb 2010
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yanogator
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As Lana said, emigrate is to get out, so you emigrate from a place. Immigrate means to come in, so you immigrate to a place. These rules should be observed in formal usage. In everyday speech, use "from" or "to" with either verb.
Bruce |
12 Feb 2010
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