Standard Lemma guide

emerge

noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ɪˈmɝd͡ʒ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dʒ
  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 M ER1 JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IY1 M ER0 JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Alternative spelling of emerg.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To come into view.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To come out of a situation, object, or a liquid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: copulative, intransitive

Examples

  • He emerged unscathed from the accident.
  • The Soviet Union emerged from the ruins of an empire.
  • The submarine emerged from the ocean.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To become known.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • Gradually the truth emerged.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

come out into view, as from concealment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: appear

Narrower terms: burst, shell

6

verb

Meaning 6

become known or apparent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Some nice results emerged from the study

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: appear

7

verb

Meaning 7

come out of

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Water issued from the hole in the wall
  • The words seemed to come out by themselves

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: issue, come out, come forth, go forth, egress

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: pop out, radiate, leak, escape, fall, debouch, come out, fall out

8

verb

Meaning 8

come up to the surface of or rise

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • He felt new emotions emerge

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: surface, come up, rise up, rise

9

verb

Meaning 9

happen or occur as a result of something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: come forth

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow

Narrower terms: break

History

Etymology

First attested in the late 16th century. Borrowed from Middle French emerger, from Latin ēmergō (“to rise up or out”), from ē- (a variant of ex- (“out, forth”)) + mergō (“to dip, to sink”)

Across languages

Translations

112 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ظَهَرَ (ẓahara) — to come into view
  • Arabic: بان (bān) — to come into view
  • Armenian: երեւիլ (erewil) — to come into view
  • Armenian: երեւալ (erewal) — to come into view
  • Azerbaijani: yaranmaq — to come into view
  • Azerbaijani: meydana gəlmək — to come into view
  • Azerbaijani: əmələ gəlmək — to come into view
  • Azerbaijani: ortaya çıxmaq — to come into view
  • Azerbaijani: peyda olmaq — to come into view
  • Bulgarian: появявам се (pojavjavam se) — to come into view
  • Catalan: emergir — to come into view
  • Chinese Cantonese: 出現 /出现 (ceot1 jin6) — to come into view
  • Chinese Mandarin: 出現 /出现 (chūxiàn) — to come into view
  • Czech: objevit se — to come into view
  • Finnish: ilmestyä — to come into view
  • Finnish: tulla näkyviin — to come into view
  • Finnish: ilmaantua — to come into view
  • French: émerger — to come into view
  • German: erscheinen — to come into view
  • German: auftauchen — to come into view
  • Hebrew: צץ (tsats) — to come into view
  • Hebrew: התגלה (hitgalá) — to come into view
  • Hebrew: בִּצְבֵּץ (bitzbétz) — to come into view
  • Hungarian: előbukkan — to come into view
  • Hungarian: felbukkan — to come into view
  • Hungarian: előkerül — to come into view
  • Indonesian: muncul — to come into view
  • Japanese: 現れる (arawareru) — to come into view
  • Latin: emergo — to come into view
  • Latin: exsisto — to come into view
  • Macedonian: осамне (osamne) — to come into view
  • Malay: muncul — to come into view
  • Malay: timbul — to come into view
  • Māori: riaki — to come into view
  • Portuguese: emergir — to come into view
  • Romanian: apărea — to come into view
  • Romanian: emerge — to come into view
  • Russian: появля́ться (pojavljátʹsja) — to come into view
  • Russian: появи́ться (pojavítʹsja) — to come into view
  • Russian: возника́ть (voznikátʹ) — to come into view
  • Russian: возни́кнуть (vozníknutʹ) — to come into view
  • Scots: kyth — to come into view
  • Spanish: emerger — to come into view
  • Spanish: aparecer — to come into view
  • Spanish: aflorar — to come into view
  • Swedish: dyka upp — to come into view
  • Tày: bủn — to come into view
  • Thai: ผุด (pùt) — to come into view
  • Ukrainian: з'явля́тися (zʺjavljátysja) — to come into view
  • Ukrainian: виника́ти (vynykáty) — to come into view
  • Bulgarian: изли́зам (izlízam) — to come out of
  • Catalan: emergir — to come out of
  • Catalan: sorgir — to come out of
  • Chinese Cantonese: 出嚟 (ceot1 lai4, ceot1 lei4) — to come out of
  • Chinese Mandarin: 出來 /出来 (chūlái) — to come out of
  • Danish: opstå — to come out of
  • Dutch: opduiken — to come out of
  • Egyptian: pr:r-D54 (prj) — to come out of
  • Esperanto: emerĝi — to come out of
  • Finnish: selvitä — to come out of
  • Finnish: nousta — to come out of
  • French: émerger — to come out of
  • French: sortir — to come out of
  • German: herauskommen — to come out of
  • German: davonkommen — to come out of
  • German: auftauchen — to come out of
  • Hebrew: צף (tsaf) — to come out of
  • Hungarian: felmerül — to come out of
  • Hungarian: felbukkan — to come out of
  • Hungarian: előbukkan — to come out of
  • Hungarian: előbújik — to come out of
  • Hungarian: kiemelkedik — to come out of
  • Hungarian: kibújik — to come out of
  • Indonesian: muncul — to come out of
  • Indonesian: sembul — to come out of
  • Italian: emergere — to come out of
  • Italian: venire fuori — to come out of
  • Japanese: 出てくる (dete kuru) — to come out of
  • Latin: prōdeō — to come out of
  • Latin: ēmergō — to come out of
  • Middle English: spryngen — to come out of
  • Portuguese: emergir — to come out of
  • Russian: выходи́ть (vyxodítʹ) — to come out of
  • Russian: вы́йти (výjti) — to come out of
  • Spanish: surgir — to come out of
  • Spanish: emerger — to come out of
  • Spanish: aflorar — to come out of
  • Thai: ผุด (pùt) — to come out of
  • Tocharian B: lät- — to come out of
  • Ukrainian: вихо́дити (vyxódyty) — to come out of
  • Bulgarian: изплувам (izpluvam) — to become known
  • Czech: vyjít najevo — to become known
  • Finnish: tulla ilmi — to become known
  • Finnish: käydä ilmi — to become known
  • Finnish: selvitä — to become known
  • Finnish: paljastua — to become known
  • French: émerger — to become known
  • German: bekannt werden — to become known
  • German: herauskommen — to become known
  • Greek: αναδύομαι (anadýomai) — to become known
  • Hungarian: kiderül — to become known
  • Hungarian: kitűnik — to become known
  • Hungarian: nyilvánvalóvá válik — to become known
  • Italian: venire alla luce — to become known
  • Italian: venire fuori — to become known
  • Italian: emergere — to become known
  • Russian: всплыва́ть (vsplyvátʹ) — to become known
  • Russian: всплыть (vsplytʹ) — to become known
  • Scots: kyth — to become known
  • Spanish: emerger — to become known
  • Spanish: aparecer — to become known
  • Ukrainian: сплива́ти (splyváty) — to become known
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