to emigrate
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Sign into leave one's own country in order to live in a foreign country
immigrate
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Many Irish emigrated to America in the 19th century due to poverty and famine in their homeland.
Every year thousands of people emigrate from developing nations seeking better economic prospects in Western Europe and North America.
Grammatical Information:
intransitive
abroad
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in or traveling to a different country
Grammatical Information:
incomparable
adverb of place and movement
to move
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to change one's place of residence or work
stay
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intransitive
to leave
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to stop living, working, or being a part of a particular place or group
enter
Grammatical Information:
transitive
to roam
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oʊ
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m
to go from one place to another with no specific destination or purpose in mind
Grammatical Information:
intransitive
to set off
/sɛt ˈɑf/
to start a journey
Grammatical Information:
intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
set
phrase's particle
off
to see off
/sˈiː ˈɔf/
to accompany someone to their point of departure and say goodbye to them
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Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
see
phrase's particle
off
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