immigrate
Translation
to immigrate
Examples
Her family immigrated to the UK.
Her family immigrated to the UK.
He decided to immigrate from Poland.
He decided to immigrate from Poland.
Grammar Patterns
((to a country)) to come and live permanently in a country after leaving your own country Her family immigrated to the UK.
((from a country)) to leave your own country to go and live permanently in another one He decided to immigrate from Poland.
Similar Words
Synonyms: move, settle; Antonyms: emigrate
Etymology
From Latin 'immigrare' (to move into). Prefix 'im-' (in) + 'migrare' (to move).
Memory Tips
The 'im-' means 'in'. Think 'I'm migrating in' to remember the meaning.