immigrate
verb (used without object)
to come to a country of which one is not a native, usually for permanent residence.
had immigrated
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past perfectof immigrate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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While interviewing for staff accounting roles, I met a candidate in his late 40s who had immigrated to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026
Sir Lenny Henry was born In Birmingham to Jamaican parents who had immigrated to the UK.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025
“Almost every shoemaker I met had immigrated to the country,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025
He even used to pretend his family had immigrated to Cuba to flee the dictatorship of Fidel Castro, finding refuge in the United States, "welcomed by the most compassionate people on all the Earth."
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2025
He'd been born there, and though my parents had immigrated to the US when he was little, Iraq had always remained home for him.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
