immigrate

verb

im·mi·grate ˈi-mə-ˌgrāt

immigrated; immigrating

Synonyms of immigrate next

intransitive verb

: to enter and usually become established

especially : to come into a country of which one is not a native for permanent residence

transitive verb

: to bring in or send as immigrants

Examples of immigrate in a Sentence

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Actress Viola Davis narrated a new campaign video about Harris' mother, Shyamala Gopalan, who raised two daughters after immigrating to the United States at age 19. —

Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 The Tavitian Foundation was established in 1995 by philanthropist Asa O. Tavitian (1940–2020), a Bulgarian of Armenian heritage who immigrated to the US in 1961 and amassed a fortune in software. —

News Desk, Artforum, 28 Oct. 2024 Community leaders who knew the family shared that Kaur and her mother immigrated to Canada from India around two years ago, and both women had been working together at that Walmart location. —

Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024 Nine years since immigrating to the U.S. from the Palestinian territory of the West Bank, Owais was making a life for himself. —

Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for immigrate