immigrate
verb (used without object)
to come to a country of which one is not a native, usually for permanent residence.
immigrated
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past participleof immigrate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof immigrate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
immigrateverb (used without object)to come to a country of which one is not a native, usually for permanent residence.
Example Sentences
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Enforcement of that policy ended in 2015, one year before Zhang immigrated to the U.S. with the help of her ex-husband, according to a divorce filing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Orélien, who immigrated to Montreal after the Haiti earthquake in 2010, said in his statement that his style draws from Haiti and the Caribbean “where poetry, images, repetition and rhythm carry a living message.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Sharma is the second of five children born to parents who immigrated to Racine, Wis., from New Zealand, to join her aunt, whose husband owned a metal fabrication company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
She was born in Seoul and immigrated to California when she was 15 months old.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
For some it might be hard to tell which lines were there from birth and which ones immigrated from countless jobs.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
