emerge Definition
emerge (ē mʉrj′, i-)
intransitive verb emerged′, emerg′·ing
- to rise from or as from a surrounding fluid
- to come forth into view; become visible
- to become apparent or known
- to develop or evolve as something new, improved, etc. a strong breed emerged
Etymology: L emergere < e-, out + mergere, to dip, immerse: see merge
emerge Synonyms
emerge Usage Examples
Object
- talent: The team was a mixture of young emerging talent and experienced ` old timers ' .
- trend: Information was sought from three main sources that would identify any emerging trends.
- technology: The domain is highly applied, yet looks toward the future and toward emerging technologies.
- economy: The country has broken away from being trapped behind the iron curtain to become one of the emerging economies in Europe.
- market: In emerging markets where fixed line communications are scarce, analysts predict wireless will be the communication channel of choice.
- artist: Try it yourself at Google - search for: affordable art or emerging artists.
Preposition: as
- winner: A group called the ' Harriers ' gained 25 points and emerged as winners to claim their book prize.
- leader: The BLPI aggressively polemicised against the Congress Socialists and other petit-bourgeois parties that had emerged as leaders.
Preposition: into
daylight: Five minutes later, the skeletons emerged into the daylight.
Adjective complement
- victorious: Round five England 43 - 22 Scotland Jamie Noon scored a hat-trick as England emerged victorious from a stuttering campaign.
- triumphant: Following his excellent game on Christmas Day and much to the delight of the onlookers, Doonie Stuart Rosie emerged triumphant.
Used with why or when
- whose: After the First World War, a new breed of cruisers emerged whose size was indicated by the size of their guns.
- which: In fact, new allegations of fraud have just emerged which may shake him out of his complacency.
- that: Additional codes emerged that were grounded in the data.
- when: The grub hatches and matures inside the gall, then emerges when it has reached the wasp stage.
Preposition: in
- 1960s: This organization emerged in the 1960s from a number of anti nuclear protest groups.
- 1980s: The Scottish software industry, just emerging in the early 1980s, now employs over 4,000 people in 400 companies.
- guise: Partners are usually the people who spot PMS when it emerges in a new guise.
Preposition: from
Browse dictionary entries near emerge
- ‹ Emerald Isle
- ‹ emerald
- ‹ emendation
- ‹ emendate
- ‹ emend
- ‹ emeer
- ‹ -eme
- ‹ emcee
- ‹ embryophyte
- ‹ embryonic membrane

