emerging

[ih-mur-jing]

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adjective

emergent(def 3): emerging nations.

Origin of emerging

First recorded in 1640–50; emerge + -ing²

Related formsun·e·merg·ing, adjective

emerge

[ih-murj]

verb (used without object), e·merged, e·merg·ing.

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

1630–40; < Latin ēmergere to arise out of, equivalent to ē- e-¹ + mergere to dive, sink

Related formsre·e·merge, verb (used without object), re·e·merged, re·e·merg·ing.un·e·merged, adjective

Can be confusedemerge immerge

Synonym study

1. Emerge, emanate, issue mean to come forth. Emerge is used of coming forth from a place shut off from view, or from concealment, or the like, into sight and notice: The sun emerges from behind the clouds. Emanate is used of intangible things, as light or ideas, spreading from a source: Rumors often emanate from irresponsible persons. Issue is often used of a number of persons, a mass of matter, or a volume of smoke, sound, or the like, coming forth through any outlet or outlets: The crowd issued from the building.

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Related Words for emerging

materialize, loom, develop, appear, show, rise, surface, arrive, derive, proceed, spring, originate, flow, emanate, stem, egress, gush, transpire, spurt, dawn

Examples from the Web for emerging

Contemporary Examples of emerging

There are already places like this emerging around the country, and marketing themselves this way.
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David Fontana
December 29, 2014
She went off to art school and quickly became enveloped in the emerging punk scene.
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December 9, 2014
The caller mentioned my work, which focused primarily on consumer products, mobile apps, emerging start-ups, and web trends.
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December 1, 2014
The emerging epidemic among young people is not because they really do not get the message about HIV.
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December 1, 2014
The emerging power dynamics in Yemen are undermining U.S. gains against Al Qaeda and strengthening ISIS.
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
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November 14, 2014

Historical Examples of emerging

She is not yet out of the world of matter, though she is emerging.
The Conquest of Fear
Basil King
He crossed over, emerging out of the shadows into her enveloping radiance.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
Then, on emerging from the wood, on again reaching the parterre, he raised his eyes.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete
Emile Zola
Emerging from a dream, the young fellow also began to smile.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete
Emile Zola
In a few minutes Von Holzen approached them, emerging from the factory alone.
Roden's Corner
Henry Seton Merriman

British Dictionary definitions for emerging

emerge

verb (intr often foll by from)

to come up to the surface of or rise from water or other liquid
to come into view, as from concealment or obscurityhe 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 apparentseveral interesting things emerged from the report

Derived Formsemerging, adjective

Word Origin for emerge

C17: from Latin ēmergere to rise up from, from mergere to dip

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Word Origin and History for emerging

emerge

1560s, from Middle French émerger, from Latin emergere "rise out or up, bring forth, bring to light," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + mergere "to dip, sink" (see merge). The notion is of rising from a liquid by virtue of buoyancy. Related: Emerged; emerging.