“My family immigrated from Italy in 1920.”
Confusables Entry 157 / 1011 60-second read
Emigrate vs. Immigrate
Leaving a country versus coming into one.
The comparisoni
“My family emigrated from Italy in 1920.”
More examplesii
01
He immigrated from Brazil last year.
He emigrated from Brazil last year.
02
The laws for people who emigrate to this country are strict.
The laws for people who immigrate to this country are strict.
The ruleiii
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EMIGRATE = to leave one's own country (Exit).
They describe the same move but from different perspectives.
Memory aidiv
Remember it like this
Emigrate = Exit. Immigrate = In.