Okuzeka
Immigration & Visas vocabulary · Migration Basics

Emigrate

Meaning in immigration & visas, with examples

/ˈemɪɡreɪt/verbCore term

In immigration & visas, emigrate means: To leave your own country in order to live permanently in another one.

In Turkish: yurt dışına göç etmek, başka bir ülkeye yerleşmek

How it is used

Followed by to (emigrate to Canada) or from (emigrate from Türkiye). The noun is emigration and the person is an emigrant. In everyday speech people often just say move abroad or move to another country.

Example sentences

  1. They emigrated to Australia when their children were still small.

  2. More young professionals are thinking about emigrating for work.

Common collocations

  • emigrate to
  • emigrate from
  • decide to emigrate
  • emigration rates
  • immigrationThe act of coming to live in a foreign country, and also the system of laws, offices and checks that controls who may enter and stay.
  • immigrantA person who has come to live permanently or for a long time in a country that is not their country of birth.
  • relocateTo move to a new place to live or work, often because of a job and often with help from an employer.
  • expatShort for expatriate: a person who lives outside their own country, often for work and often for a limited number of years.
  • migrantA person who moves from one place to another, inside a country or across borders, usually to find work or better living conditions.

More terms: Migration Basics

Practise with graded reading

Reading at the right level is the fastest way to make new words stick. Pick free English books by level:

This page explains English vocabulary for learners. It is not legal advice.