emerge
to come forth into view or notice, as from concealment or obscurity: a ghost emerging from the grave;a ship emerging from the fog.
to rise or come forth from or as if from water or other liquid.
to come up or arise, as a question or difficulty.
to come into existence; develop.
to rise, as from an inferior or unfortunate state or condition.
Origin of emerge
1Other words from emerge
- re·e·merge, verb (used without object), re·e·merged, re·e·merg·ing.
- un·e·merged, adjective
Words that may be confused with emerge
- emerge , immerge
Words Nearby emerge
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How to use emerge in a sentence
TikTok has rejected Microsoft’s acquisition bid, and Oracle emerged as the dark horse partner.
The U.S. has nailed Chinese companies this year. Why hasn’t Beijing retaliated? | Veta Chan | September 17, 2020 | FortuneWhile your typical customer journey might depend on your industry and business, chances are good that you can find ways to enhance it with emerging technologies.
How to drive digital innovation necessary during the pandemic | Nick Chasinov | September 16, 2020 | Search Engine WatchSlack is emerging as the de facto remote headquarters for millions of knowledge workers around the world.
Slack hires former Live Nation exec as new chief people officer | Michal Lev-Ram, writer | September 16, 2020 | FortuneIt is true that guidance that originally emerged included recommendations against mask-wearing.
Parsing Trump’s baffling, head-slapping comments on mask-wearing | Philip Bump | September 16, 2020 | Washington PostTo slash emissions affordably, countries around the world—particularly emerging economies with fast-growing energy demand, such as India—will need to make fossil-fuel use cleaner in addition to expanding use of renewables.
To confront the climate crisis, the US should launch a National Energy Innovation Mission | Amy Nordrum | September 15, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
In conversation, her ideas emerge at a roiling boil that often takes on a momentum of its own.
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination | Mindy Farabee | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWith Big Eyes a lot of people, myself included, were glad to see you emerge from the rabbit hole that is the CG world.
Tim Burton Talks ‘Big Eyes,’ His Taste For the Macabre, and the ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel | Marlow Stern | December 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut he's immersing himself, creating the density of felt detail from which fine performances emerge.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA cynical old Chicago lawyer once described this as the theory that “out of the clash of lies, truth will emerge.”
Ferguson’s Grand Jury Bought Darren Wilson’s Story | Paul Campos | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis fight looks like it will emerge as the major American wildlife campaign of the decade.
And out of this thicket, alas, no two people ever emerge hand in hand in concord.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockBuried, no doubt, in some garret hermitage or studio, they emerge thus weekly to greet silently the passing world.
The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley SmithThe shrewd, upright county gentleman was beginning to emerge, oddly, from the Apollo.
Marriage la mode | Mrs. Humphry WardBut Roger's mother was evidently uneasy, as though Daphne might at any moment spring from the floor, or emerge from the walls.
Marriage la mode | Mrs. Humphry WardTo see a white sheet of paper disappear for a moment and then emerge covered with letters was beyond their comprehension.
Robert Moffat | David J. Deane
British Dictionary definitions for emerge
/ (ɪˈmɜːdʒ) /
to come up to the surface of or rise from water or other liquid
to come into view, as from concealment or obscurity: he emerged from the cave
(foll by from) to come out (of) or live (through a difficult experience): he emerged from his ordeal with dignity
to become apparent: several interesting things emerged from the report
Origin of emerge
1Derived forms of emerge
- emerging, adjective
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