2 VERB If you emerge from a difficult or bad experience, you come to the end of it. □ [V + from ] There is growing evidence that the economy is at last emerging from recession.
3 VERB If a fact or result emerges from a period of thought, discussion, or investigation, it becomes known as a result of it. □ [V ] …the growing corruption that has emerged in the past few years. □ [V that] It soon emerged that neither the July nor August mortgage repayment had been collected. □ [V -ing] The emerging caution over numbers is perhaps only to be expected.
4 VERB If someone or something emerges as a particular thing, they become recognized as that thing. [JOURNALISM ] □ [V + as ] Vietnam has emerged as the world's third-biggest rice exporter. □ [V ] New leaders have emerged.
5 VERB When something such as an organization or an industry emerges , it comes into existence. [JOURNALISM ] □ [V ] …the new republic that emerged in October 1917. □ [V -ing] New skills are demanded for emerging industries. SYNONYMS emerge VERB
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appear: A woman appeared at the far end of the street.
come: Two police officers came into the hall.
arrive: Fresh groups of guests arrived.
materialize: Tamsin materialized at her side, notebook at the ready.
surface: He surfaced, gasping for air.
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come out: The truth is beginning to come out about what happened.
transpire: It transpired that Paolo had left his driving licence at home.
reveaclass="underline" After the fire, it was revealed that officials had never inspected the factory.
emer|gence / I mɜː r dʒ ə ns/ N‑UNCOUNT The emergence of something is the process or event of its coming into existence. □ [+ of ] …the emergence of new democracies.
emer|gen|cy ◆◆◇ / I mɜː r dʒ ə nsi/ (emergencies )
1 N‑COUNT An emergency is an unexpected and difficult or dangerous situation, especially an accident, which happens suddenly and which requires quick action to deal with it. □ He deals with emergencies promptly. □ The hospital will cater only for emergencies.
2 ADJ [ADJ n] An emergency action is one that is done or arranged quickly and not in the normal way, because an emergency has occurred. □ The Prime Minister has called an emergency meeting of parliament. □ She made an emergency appointment.
3 ADJ [ADJ n] Emergency equipment or supplies are those intended for use in an emergency. □ The plane is carrying emergency supplies for refugees. □ They escaped through an emergency exit and called the police.
eme r|gen|cy brake (emergency brakes ) N‑COUNT In a vehicle, the emergency brake is a brake which the driver operates with his or her hand, and uses, for example, in emergencies or when parking. [mainly AM ] in BRIT, use handbrake
eme r|gen|cy room (emergency rooms ) N‑COUNT The emergency room is the room or department in a hospital where people who have severe injuries or sudden illnesses are taken for emergency treatment. The abbreviation ER is often used. [mainly AM ] in BRIT, usually use casualty , A & E
eme r|gen|cy ser|vices N‑PLURAL The emergency services are the public organizations whose job is to take quick action to deal with emergencies when they occur, especially the fire brigade, the police, and the ambulance service.
emer|gent / I mɜː r dʒ ə nt/ ADJ [ADJ n] An emergent country, political movement, or social group is one that is becoming powerful or coming into existence. [WRITTEN ] □ …an emergent state. □ …an emergent nationalist movement.
emeri|tus / I me r I təs/ ADJ [ADJ n, n ADJ ] Emeritus is used with a professional title to indicate that the person bearing it has retired but keeps the title as an honour. □ …emeritus professor of physics. □ He will continue as chairman emeritus.
emet|ic / I me t I k/ (emetics )
1 N‑COUNT An emetic is something that is given to someone to swallow, in order to make them vomit.
2 ADJ Something that is emetic makes you vomit.
emi|grant /e m I grənt/ (emigrants ) N‑COUNT An emigrant is a person who has left their own country to live in another country. Compare immigrant .
emi|grate /e m I gre I t/ (emigrates , emigrating , emigrated ) VERB If you emigrate , you leave your own country to live in another country. □ [V + to ] He emigrated to Belgium. □ [V ] They planned to emigrate. ● emi|gra|tion /e m I gre I ʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] …the huge emigration of workers to the West.
émi|gré /e m I gre I / (émigrés ) also emigre N‑COUNT An émigré is someone who has left their own country and lives in a different country for political reasons. □ Several hundred refugees and emigres demonstrated outside the main entrance.
emi|nence /e m I nəns/ N‑UNCOUNT Eminence is the quality of being very well-known and highly respected. □ Many of the pilots were to achieve eminence in the aeronautical world. □ Beveridge was a man of great eminence.
emi|nent /e m I nənt/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] An eminent person is well-known and respected, especially because they are good at their profession. □ …an eminent scientist.
emi|nent|ly /e m I nəntli/ ADV [ADV adj/-ed] You use eminently in front of an adjective describing a positive quality in order to emphasize the quality expressed by that adjective. [EMPHASIS ] □ His books on diplomatic history were eminently readable.