mi·grate (m  gr t )intr.v. 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. [Latin migr re, migrt-; see mei-1 in Indo-European roots.]mi grator n.Usage Note: Migrate, which is used of people and animals, sometimes implies a lack of permanent settlement, especially as a result of seasonal or periodic movement. Emigrate and immigrate are used only of people and 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 (that is, left Germany). By contrast, immigrate describes the move relative to the destination: The promise of prosperity in the United States encouraged many people to immigrate (that is, move to the United States). |
migrate [maɪˈgreɪt]
vb (intr)
1. to go from one region, country, or place of abode to settle in another, esp in a foreign country
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of birds, fishes, etc.) to journey between different areas at specific times of the year
[from Latin migrāre to change one's abode]
migrator n
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| Verb | 1. |  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" |
migrate
Translations
migrate
migrate [maɪˈgreɪt] vi (bird) → migrare; (worker) → emigrare
migrate [maɪˈgreɪt] vi (bird) → migrare; (worker) → emigrare
migrate [maɪˈgreɪt] vi (bird) → migrare; (worker) → emigrare
v migrate [maiˈgreit, (American ) ˈmaigreit]
1 (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 stěhovat se trække; vandre (fort-)ziehen 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 migrar a migra мигрировать sťahovať sa seliti se seliti se flytta, dra bort สัตว์) อพยพตามฤดูกาล göç etmek 遷移 мігрувати, робити переліт موسمی کوچ کرنا di trú 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 přitáhnout, migrovat udvandre auswandern μεταναστεύω migrar, emigrar rändama مهاجرت کردن vaeltaa 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, (wy)wędrować migrar a emigra переселяться migrovať preseliti se migrirati vandra, utvandra อพยพ göç etmek 移居 переселятися نقل مکانی کرنا di cư 移居
n miˈgration
migrasie هِجْرَه преселване migrace vandring; udvandring; immigration; emigration der Zug αποδημία, μετανάστευση migración ränne مهاجرت muutto, vaellus migration הֲגִירָה, נְדִידָה प्रवास seoba (el)költözés, kivándorlás migrasi fólksflutningar migrazione 移住 이주 migracija, persikėlimas migrācija, pārceļošana penghijrahan migratie, verhuizing (folke)vandring; inn-/utvandring; trekk wędrówka, migracja migração migraţie миграция migrácia selitev migracija flyttning, folkvandring, migration การปวดศีรษะข้างเดียว göç (etme) 遷居 міграція; переселення مہاجرت sự di trú; di cư 迁居
n migrant [(British and American ) ˈmai-]
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 stěhovavý (pták) trækfugl; omvandrende dyr; omvandrende arbejder der Zugvogel μετανάστης emigrante; ave migratoria migrant, rändlind مهاجر siirtolainen, muuttolintu migrant/-ante; migrateur נוֹדֵד 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 (om-/ut-/inn)vandrer; trekkfugl; gjestearbeider zwierzę/ptak wędrowny, osoba zmieniająca miejsce zamieszkania (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 移居者 переселенець; перелітний птах مہاجر dân di cư... 移居者
adj migratory [(British and American) ˈmaigrə-]
migratories مُهاجِر، مُتَنَقِّل миграционен stěhovavý; tažný træk-; vandre- der/die Umsiedler(in) αποδημητικός migratorio ränd- وابسته به مهاجرت muutto- migrateur, migratoire נוֹדֵד प्रवासी putujući vándorló berpindah flökku-, farand-, far- migratore, migratorio 移住する 이주하는, 이동하는 migruojantis migrācijas-; ceļotāj- berhijrah migrerend (om)vandrende, trekk-, vandre- wędrowny migratório migrator кочующий; перелётный;мигрирующий sťahovavý selitven migracijski ซึ่งร่อนเร่พเนจร göç eden, göçücü 遷移的 кочовий; перелітний کوچی di trú 迁移的
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