immigrate vs. emigrate

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Blue Luck  #187736  Tue, 24 Jan 06 12:49 AM

Can someone explain to me how to use this words in a sentence?

I know that immigrate means to move into a new place and emigrate means to move out of a place ,but how do I say that I moved from canada to US? Can I say I immigrated to US from Canada? And/Or I emmigrated from Canada to US?

  
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Tofubam  #187830  Tue, 24 Jan 06 07:59 AM
Your sentence is right both ways!  Smile [:)]

I immigrated to the US from Canada
I emmigrated from Canada to the US

  
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YoHf  #188010  Tue, 24 Jan 06 02:27 PM

Watch your spelling, it's "emigrate". Just one "m".

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Blue Luck  #188078  Tue, 24 Jan 06 04:43 PM
Thanks guys.
  
Janissary  #188127  Tue, 24 Jan 06 05:49 PM

is this all?

i am yet confusing the words immigrate emigrate and migrate (is there anything else ?=)

  
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Blue Luck  #188143  Tue, 24 Jan 06 06:16 PM

migrate - Move from one country or region to another and settle there.

migrate is used for general movement.

Immigration and Emigration are specific type of migrations

emigrate - migrate from a place ( "E" in the Emigrate is like Exit, so it reminds me of exiting or leaving a place and that's how I used to differentiate between emigrate and immigrate)

ex. - Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period.

immigrate - migrate to a new location ( "I" in the Immigrate is like In, so it reminds me of going into a new place)

ex. - Only few plants can immigrate to this island.

Hope this helps

  
YoHf  #188291  Tue, 24 Jan 06 10:10 PM

 Blue Luck wrote:
Thanks guys.

You're welcome, Blue Luck. I liked this latter explaination of yours. Smile [:)]

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Janissary  #188656  Wed, 25 Jan 06 04:17 PM
me 2 there si no problem now
  
khoff  #190267  Sun, 29 Jan 06 07:45 AM


I immigrated to the US from Canada.
I emigrated from Canada to the US.

Both of these are correct sentences, but the first places more emphasis on the fact that you are now in the U.S., and the second stresses the fact that you have left Canada.

  
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