emigrate
emigrate — verb
1. to move away from the country where you were born or have lived, with the intent
to move away from the country where you were born or have lived, with the intention of settling permanently in a different country
Ravi and his family emigrated from India to Canada in 2019.
emigrate from [country] to [country] — full pattern
Many young engineers emigrate to find better job opportunities abroad.
emigrate + infinitive of purpose
The professor decided to emigrate after the political situation grew unstable.
Priya is planning to emigrate to New Zealand next spring with her two children.
During the famine, thousands of Irish families emigrated to the United States.
- migrate
broader term — used for both people and animals; can be seasonal or temporary, whereas emigrate is always permanent
- relocate
more general and formal — can refer to moving within the same country; does not carry the cross-border implication
- move abroad
less formal, common in conversation; slightly weaker on the permanence requirement
- immigrate
the mirror action from the receiving country's perspective
- repatriate
to return to your own country after living abroad
文法句型
emigrate + from + place
emigrate + to + place
用法筆記
Intransitive only — you cannot 'emigrate someone.' The origin country is typically introduced with from, and the destination with to. Unlike migrate, which can describe seasonal or temporary movement, emigrate always implies a permanent relocation.