migrate
verb (used without object)
to go from one country, region, or place to another.
migrates
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present tense formof migrate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The hummingbird hawk moth, known for its furry grey body, orange hindwings and long proboscis, migrates to the UK from southern Europe and north Africa in the summer months.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Eastward-shifting ocean evaporation generates warm air that rises into the atmosphere and then migrates north and east, gathering speed and feeding into the subtropical jet stream.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
If two decades on those dance floors taught me anything, it is that the room always migrates.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
If left untreated, it typically migrates through the optic nerve to the brain, eventually metastasizing and taking the life of the child.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025
“It’s not true, you know? What they say about the eyes. You lose one, the vision migrates to the other? At least it hasn’t happened yet.”
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
