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mi·grate
(mī′grāt′)v. mi·grat·ed, mi·grat·ing, mi·grates
v.intr. mi·grat·ed, mi·grat·ing, mi·grates
1. To move from one country or region and settle in another.
2. To change location periodically, especially by moving seasonally from one region to another.
3. Computers To be moved from one system to another: migrated to an updated version of the platform.
v.tr. Computers
To move (something) from one system to another: migrated specific applications to a selected server.
mi′gra′tor n.
Usage Note: Migrate usually indicates a permanent change of settlement when referring to people and implies historical demographic shifts of great magnitude, as in In the 5th century ad the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes began migrating to England. When referring to birds or other animals, migrate usually indicates a seasonal or other temporary change in habitat. Emigrate and immigrate are used only of people and also imply a permanent move, generally across a political boundary. Emigrate describes the move relative to the point of departure: After the Nazis came to power in Germany, many scientists emigrated. Immigrate describes the move relative to the destination: The promise of prosperity here in the United States encouraged many people to immigrate.
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migrate
(maɪˈɡreɪt)vb (intr)
1. to go from one region, country, or place of abode to settle in another, esp in a foreign country
2. (Zoology) (of birds, fishes, etc) to journey between different areas at specific times of the year
[C17: from Latin migrāre to change one's abode]
miˈgrator n
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mi•grate
(ˈmaɪ greɪt)v.i. , -grat•ed, -grat•ing.
1. to move from one country, region, or place to another.
2. to pass periodically from one region or climate to another, as certain birds, fishes, and animals.
3. to shift, as from one system or enterprise to another.
4.
a. (of ions) to move toward an electrode during electrolysis.
b. (of atoms within a molecule) to change position.
5. (of a chemical or other substance) to spread, as by seepage, from an area or site of containment into a larger environment.
[1690–1700; < Latin migrātus, past participle of migrāre to move from place to place, change position]
mi′gra•tor, n.
syn: migrate, emigrate, immigrate refer to moving from one country or region to another. migrate means to make such a move either once or repeatedly; it is applied to both people and animals: The family migrated from Ireland to the United States. Ducks migrate every fall. emigrate, used of persons only, generally means to leave one's native country and take up permanent residence in another: Each year many people emigrate from Europe. immigrate, used of persons only, generally means to enter and settle in a country that is not one's own: They decided to immigrate to Australia.
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migrate
Past participle: migrated
Gerund: migrating
| Imperative |
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| migrate |
| migrate |
| Present |
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| I migrate |
| you migrate |
| he/she/it migrates |
| we migrate |
| you migrate |
| they migrate |
| Preterite |
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| I migrated |
| you migrated |
| he/she/it migrated |
| we migrated |
| you migrated |
| they migrated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am migrating |
| you are migrating |
| he/she/it is migrating |
| we are migrating |
| you are migrating |
| they are migrating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have migrated |
| you have migrated |
| he/she/it has migrated |
| we have migrated |
| you have migrated |
| they have migrated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was migrating |
| you were migrating |
| he/she/it was migrating |
| we were migrating |
| you were migrating |
| they were migrating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had migrated |
| you had migrated |
| he/she/it had migrated |
| we had migrated |
| you had migrated |
| they had migrated |
| Future |
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| I will migrate |
| you will migrate |
| he/she/it will migrate |
| we will migrate |
| you will migrate |
| they will migrate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have migrated |
| you will have migrated |
| he/she/it will have migrated |
| we will have migrated |
| you will have migrated |
| they will have migrated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be migrating |
| you will be migrating |
| he/she/it will be migrating |
| we will be migrating |
| you will be migrating |
| they will be migrating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been migrating |
| you have been migrating |
| he/she/it has been migrating |
| we have been migrating |
| you have been migrating |
| they have been migrating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been migrating |
| you will have been migrating |
| he/she/it will have been migrating |
| we will have been migrating |
| you will have been migrating |
| they will have been migrating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been migrating |
| you had been migrating |
| he/she/it had been migrating |
| we had been migrating |
| you had been migrating |
| they had been migrating |
| Conditional |
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| I would migrate |
| you would migrate |
| he/she/it would migrate |
| we would migrate |
| you would migrate |
| they would migrate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have migrated |
| you would have migrated |
| he/she/it would have migrated |
| we would have migrated |
| you would have migrated |
| they would have migrated |
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Verb 1. [画像:migrate - move from one country or region to another and settle there]migrate - move from one country or region to another and settle there; "Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century"; "This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries"
immigrate - come into a new country and change residency; "Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century"
immigrate - migrate to a new environment; "only few plants can immigrate to the island"
emigrate - leave one's country of residence for a new one; "Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period"
move - change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"
migrate - move periodically or seasonally; "birds migrate in the Winter"; "The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting"
2. migrate - move periodically or seasonally; "birds migrate in the Winter"; "The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting"
move - change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"
migrate, transmigrate - move from one country or region to another and settle there; "Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century"; "This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries"
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migrate
verb move, travel, journey, wander, shift, drift, trek, voyage, roam, emigrate, rove The farmers have to migrate if they want to survive.
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migrate
verb1. To leave one's native land and settle in another:
2. To change habitat seasonally:
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Translations
يُهاجِريُهاجِر، يَنْزَح، يَرْتَحِل
migrovatpřitáhnoutstěhovat se
trækkeudvandrevandre
elvándorolköltözikvándorol
flytja sig um staî eftir árstíîumflytjast búferlum
migracijamigrantasmigruojantismigruotipersikėlėlis
aizceļotieceļotmigrēt, pārceļotpārceļot
migrovať
seliti se
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migrate
(maiˈgreit) , ((American) ˈmaigreit) verb1. (of certain birds and animals) to travel from one region to another at certain times of the year. Many birds migrate in the early winter. migreer يُهاجِر мигрирам migrar stěhovat se ziehen trække; vandre αποδημώ migrar rändama کوچ کردن muuttaa émigrer לִנדוֹד दूसरे देश में जाना seliti (el)vándorol bermigrasi flytja sig um stað eftir árstíðum migrare 渡る (주기적으로) 이동하다 migruoti migrēt, pārceļot berhijrah migreren trekke, vandre migrować كډه كول migrar a migra мигрировать sťahovať sa seliti se seliti se flytta, dra bort สัตว์) อพยพตามฤดูกาล göç etmek 遷徙(某些動物隨季節變化所做的) мігрувати, робити переліт موسمی کوچ کرنا di trú (某些动物随季节变化所做的)迁移
2. (of people) to change one's home to another country or (regularly) from place to place. The Gothic peoples who overwhelmed the Roman Empire migrated from the East. trek يُهاجِر، يَنْزَح، يَرْتَحِل преселвам се migrar přitáhnout, migrovat auswandern udvandre μεταναστεύω migrar, emigrar rändama مهاجرت کردن muuttaa émigrer לְהַגֵר एक स्थान (देश, नगर, कालेज, मकान) छोड़कर दूसरे स्थान पर चले जाना preseliti költözik, vándorol bermigrasi flytjast búferlum emigrare 移住する 이주하다 keltis, kilnotis, atsikelti pārceļot; ieceļot; aizceļot berpindah verhuizen utvandre, flytte migrować, wędrować مهاجرت كول migrar a emigra переселяться migrovať preseliti se migrirati vandra, utvandra อพยพ göç etmek 移居 переселятися نقل مکانی کرنا di cư 移居
miˈgration noun migrasie هِجْرَه преселване migração migrace der Zug vandring; udvandring; immigration; emigration αποδημία, μετανάστευση migración ränne مهاجرت muutto migration הגירה, נדידה प्रवास seoba (el)költözés, kivándorlás migrasi fólksflutningar migrazione 移住 이주 migracija, persikėlimas migrācija, pārceļošana penghijrahan migratie, verhuizing vandring; inn-/utvandring; trekk wędrówka, migracja كډه او مهاجرت migração migraţie миграция migrácia selitev migracija flyttning, folkvandring, migration การปวดศีรษะข้างเดียว göç 遷徙,移居 міграція; переселення مہاجرت sự di trú; di cư 迁移,迁居
ˈmigrant ((British and American) ˈmai-) noun a person, bird or animal that migrates or has migrated. The swallow is a summer migrant to Britain; (also adjective) migrant workers. migrant مُهاجِر преселник migrante stěhovavý (pták) der Zugvogel trækfugl; omvandrende dyr; omvandrende arbejder μετανάστης emigrante; ave migratoria migrant, rändlind مهاجر siirtolainen, muuttolintu migrant/-ante; migrateur נודד प्रवासी onaj koji se seli vándor(madár) migran flökku-, farand-, far- migratore; emigrante; emigrato 移住者 철새 migrantas, keliauninkas, persikėlėlis migrants, pārceļotājs hijrahan migrant vandrer; trekkfugl; gjestearbeider zwierzę/ptak wędrowny, osoba zmieniająca miejsce zamieszkania كډوال (i)migrante migrator; emigrant переселенец; перелётная птица; мигрирующее животное sťahovavý (vták) selivec, selivka migrant person som flyttar från plats till plats, flyttfågel, vandringsdjur ผู้อพยพ göçebe, göçmen 移民,候鳥,遷徙動物 переселенець; перелітний птах مہاجر dân di cư... 移居者
ˈmigratory ((British and American) ˈmaigrə-) adjective migratories مُهاجِر، مُتَنَقِّل миграционен migratório stěhovavý; tažný der/die Umsiedler(in) træk-; vandre- αποδημητικός migratorio ränd- وابسته به مهاجرت muutto- migrateur, migratoire נודד प्रवासी putujući vándorló berpindah flökku-, farand-, far- migratore, migratorio 移住する 이주하는 migruojantis migrācijas-; ceļotāj- berhijrah migrerend vandrende, trekk-, vandre- wędrowny په كډوالى اړوند migratório migrator кочующий; перелётный;мигрирующий sťahovavý selitven migracijski ซึ่งร่อนเร่พเนจร göç eden, göçücü 遷徙的,移居的 кочовий; перелітний کوچی di trú 迁移的
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