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Blue Luck Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
immigrate vs. emigrate
Can someone explain to me how to use this words in a sentence?
I know that immigrate means to move into a new place and emigrate means to move out of a place ,but how do I say that I moved from canada to US? Can I say I immigrated to US from Canada? And/Or I emmigrated from Canada to US?
I know that immigrate means to move into a new place and emigrate means to move out of a place ,but how do I say that I moved from canada to US? Can I say I immigrated to US from Canada? And/Or I emmigrated from Canada to US?
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Your sentence is right both ways! I immigrated to the US from Canada I emmigrated from Canada to the US
- Your sentence is right both ways!
- I immigrated to the US from Canada I emmigrated from Canada to the US
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Your sentence is right both ways! 
I immigrated to the US from Canada
I emmigrated from Canada to the US
I immigrated to the US from Canada
I emmigrated from Canada to the US
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is this all?
i am yet confusing the words immigrate emigrate and migrate (is there anything else ?=)
i am yet confusing the words immigrate emigrate and migrate (is there anything else ?=)
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migrate - Move from one country or region to another and settle there.
migrate is used for general movement.
Immigration and Emigration are specific type of migrations
emigrate - migrate from a place ( "E" in the Emigrate is like Exit, so it reminds
migrate is used for general movement.
Immigration and Emigration are specific type of migrations
emigrate - migrate from a place ( "E" in the Emigrate is like Exit, so it reminds
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Blue LuckThanks guys.You're welcome, Blue Luck. I liked this latter explaination of yours.
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I immigrated to the US from Canada.
I emigrated from Canada to the US.
Both of these are correct sentences, but the first places more emphasis on the fact that you are now in the U.S., and the second stresses the fact that you have left Canada.
I emigrated from Canada to the US.
Both of these are correct sentences, but the first places more emphasis on the fact that you are now in the U.S., and the second stresses the fact that you have left Canada.
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0 emigrate: leave one 's own country to settle in another . 02 br
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00 sentense: I had emigrated to USA from X since 2000. 02 br
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00 immigrate: come as a permanent resident to a country than nature country. 02 br
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00 sentense: I had emigrated to USA from X since 2000. 02 br
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0 I'd say "I emigrated from X to the USA in 2000", and "I immigrated to the USA a long time ago". 0-
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