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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More fled with the advent of Soviet communism, while others fortunate enough to escape Germany’s Nazi death machine also immigrated here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
One academic who immigrated to the United States said junk mail from the retailer helped convince her that she’d really become an American.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
Aikebaer immigrated to Southern California from China nearly 20 years ago, according to Nijiati, and has participated in several business ventures including flipping houses and opening a fast-food restaurant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Her parents immigrated from Iraq and Indonesia, met in Alabama, and settled in Orlando, Fla. Her father drove a truck while her mother mostly worked restaurant jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The families of most of the seamstresses had immigrated from country villages in Italy, Poland, and Russia, just as the Irish had come fifty years before, hoping for a better life in America.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
