immigrate
verb (used without object)
to come to a country of which one is not a native, usually for permanent residence.
immigrates
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present tense formof immigrate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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A Central or South American who immigrates to the U.S. could see their greenhouse gas emissions double or triple, just by becoming part of the U.S. economy.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 25, 2023
Talusan’s debut memoir follows a young boy from the Philippines who immigrates to America, where she becomes a woman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2021
Vignettes in the lives of an Indian family that immigrates to Massachusetts.
From Washington Post ● May 11, 2016
She survives, thanks to the unsettling help of a zealous U.S. missionary, and immigrates to Hawaii.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2016
A person emigrates from the land he leaves, and immigrates to the land where he takes up his abode.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by James Champlin Fernald
