immigrating
present participle ofimmigrate
immigrate
verb[I]
uk/ˈɪm.ɪ.ɡreɪt/us/ˈɪm.ə.ɡreɪt/to come tolivein a differentcountry:
He immigrated with hisparentsin 1895 andgrewup on Long Island.
Opposite
emigrate
Compare
migrate(TRAVEL/MOVE)
Arriving, entering and invading
- annex
- annexation
- be on the sceneidiom
- been
- breaksomeonein
- enter
- go down
- hit
- intrude
- intrusion
- invade
- jump the queueidiom
- keep(someone/something)out
- land
- rock
- show up
- trespass
- turn
- turn out
- turn up(somewhere)
Examplesofimmigrating
immigrating
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
These studies were crosssectional, and thus described heterogeneous groups, immigrants with varying number of years since immigration,immigratingin different years under different conditions.
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Hitherto these kanganies had simply been persons of some reputation and experience who acted as leadersamong-equals for theimmigratinglabour gangs.
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The "melting pot" perspective assumes that all ethnic groupsimmigratingto a specific host country share similar pre-immigration experiences, motives for immigration, and motivation for name changes precipitated by immigration.
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For each interior cell, at each step, the number of fliesimmigrating, from each of the four laterally adjacent cells, is multiplied by the number of flies in that cell.
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Synthetic odour lures combined with visually attractive red spheres capture large numbers of fliesimmigratingfrom neighbouring woods and wild hosts when positioned at the periphery of an apple orchard.
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I have heard the old argument that as many people migrate from this country as areimmigratinginto it.
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There are, in fact, many peopleimmigratinginto this country.
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Between 1903 and 1921, only 38 alien anarchists were barred fromimmigrating.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Immigratinginto a particular jurisdiction is sometimes regarded as an overt act indicating consent to be ruled by that jurisdiction's government.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Immigratingmales generally meet little opposition when joining a new group.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Provisions were instituted to allow for existing polygamous familiesimmigratingfrom countries where the practice was legal.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He also recommended construction of a sanatorium to treat the many people suffering from tuberculosisimmigratingto the territory.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.During the 1840s and 1850s many peopleimmigratingwest crossed the area.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The network of schools annually serves 4,000 studentsimmigratingfrom 90 countries.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The total numberimmigratingin each decade from 1790 to 1820 are estimates.
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