Standard Lemma guide

emerging

adj · noun · verb · 5 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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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ɪˈmɝd͡ʒɪŋ/
  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 M ER1 JH IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IY1 M ER0 JH IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Becoming prominent; emergent; rising.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Emergence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of emerge

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

coming into existence

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an emergent republic

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: emergent

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

coming to maturity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the rising generation

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rising

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, emerge + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: emergent — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Chinese Mandarin: 新出現 /新出现 (xīn chūxiàn) — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Chinese Mandarin: 新興 /新兴 (xīnxīng) — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Dutch: (naar) boven komen — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Dutch: naar buiten komen — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Dutch: zich vertonen — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Dutch: zich voordoen — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Dutch: blijken — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Finnish: nouseva — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Finnish: kasvava — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Finnish: nuori — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Finnish: orastava — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • French: émergent — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • German: entstehend — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Hungarian: feltörekvő — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Hungarian: kialakuló — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Hungarian: kibontakozó — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Hungarian: bontakozó — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Hungarian: fejlődő — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Hungarian: emergens — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Hungarian: felmerülő — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Hungarian: felbukkanó — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Hungarian: megjelenő — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Italian: emergente — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Japanese: 発展途上の (hatten tojō no) — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Japanese: 新興の (shinkō no) — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Russian: развива́ющийся (razvivájuščijsja) — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Russian: возника́ющий (voznikájuščij) — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Russian: восходя́щий (vosxodjáščij) — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Russian: расту́щий (rastúščij) — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
  • Spanish: emergente — becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising
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