emergence

Study(2)

UK /ɪˈmɜː.d͡ʒ(ə)ns/ US /ɪˈmɝ.d͡ʒ(ə)ns/

noun 4

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

gradual | rapid, sudden

VERB + EMERGENCE

lead to

The invention of social media led to the emergence of new ways for people to communicate.

herald, mark, signal

see, witness

We witnessed the emergence of several new social media platforms over the past five years.

encourage

New policies have encouraged the emergence of small businesses in rural communities.

prevent

PREP

~ as

The young athlete's emergence as a world champion surprised everyone in the sports world.

~ from

After years of struggle, her emergence from poverty inspired many young people in her community.

Definitions

noun

The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; appearance.

Some birds do indeed sing through the night of all we can remember, temperature gaugings at the site of our earliest emergence revealing that all was cool then

The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; appearance.

An emergency.

In this dire emergence, the Marquis de Torcy, minister for foreign affairs, offered his services.

I[…]had recourse to an English Merchant, Mr Gregory, long settled at Dunkirk, to whom, happily, I had been recommended, as to a person capable, in any emergence, to afford me assistance.

An outgrowth from the surface, such as a prickle or wart, differing from hairs in arising from more than the superficial cells, and from spines in arising from a few layers only.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of coming (or going) out

noun — the act of emerging

emersion

noun — the becoming visible

noun — the gradual beginning or coming forth

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Some birds do indeed sing through the night of all we can remember, temperature gaugings at the site of our earliest emergence revealing that all was cool then

Wiktionary

In this dire emergence, the Marquis de Torcy, minister for foreign affairs, offered his services.

Wiktionary

I[…]had recourse to an English Merchant, Mr Gregory, long settled at Dunkirk, to whom, happily, I had been recommended, as to a person capable, in any emergence, to afford me assistance.

Wiktionary

Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-incurred immaturity.

Tatoeba · #737312

In many ways, these fossils are the 'smoking gun' just before the emergence of our own genus.

Tatoeba · #1089591

The emergence of stereotypes and TV are closely related.

Tatoeba · #1166075

Usage Notes

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