Commonly Confused Words

Emigrate vs. Immigrate

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Emigrate and immigrate both deal with moving from one country to another — but the direction of movement is different. This small detail changes everything.

Emigrate

Emigrate means to leave your country to live somewhere else. The focus is on where you are coming from.

She emigrated from Brazil in 2015.
His grandparents emigrated from Ireland long ago.
Many people choose to emigrate for better opportunities.

Immigrate

Immigrate means to enter a new country to live there. The focus is on your new destination.

They immigrated to Canada last year.
My friend immigrated to Australia after graduation.
The family finally received permission to immigrate.

💡 Tip

Emigrate = Exit (leave a country).
Immigrate = In (enter a new country).

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Commonly Confused Words

Emigrate vs. Immigrate

1 min read

Emigrate and immigrate both deal with moving from one country to another — but the direction of movement is different. This small detail changes everything.

Emigrate

Emigrate means to leave your country to live somewhere else. The focus is on where you are coming from.

She emigrated from Brazil in 2015.
His grandparents emigrated from Ireland long ago.
Many people choose to emigrate for better opportunities.

Immigrate

Immigrate means to enter a new country to live there. The focus is on your new destination.

They immigrated to Canada last year.
My friend immigrated to Australia after graduation.
The family finally received permission to immigrate.

💡 Tip

Emigrate = Exit (leave a country).
Immigrate = In (enter a new country).

Test your knowledge 📝

Question 1 sur 8Score: 0/8

Her parents decided to ___ from Poland in the 1990s.

Discover the app: Shaky English

Join 100,000 people who are improving their English skills on the Shaky English app

Other similar rules

Common confusions

I.e. vs. E.g.

Common confusions

Your vs. You're

Common mistakes

Using “will” vs. “going to” for future

A bit of theory

Farther vs. Further

Common confusions

Who vs. That

Conjugation

Articles with Abstract Nouns

Conjugation

Articles: A, An, The

Common confusions