http://www.englishforums.com/English/BasicEnglishVocabularyQuestions/Forum44.htmFor Basic English ONLY. Please post only <b><font color=red>easy</font></b> questions and answers here.enXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/4/cvdkz/Post.htm#903615Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:06:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:903615Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/4/cvdkz/Post.htm#903615http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-903615.xmlyup, both are correct, we covered this in class just today!http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/4/cvdkz/Post.htm#872848Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:37:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:872848Clive1http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/4/cvdkz/Post.htm#872848http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-872848.xmlHi, (although why someone would want to live in that god forsaken place even for a few months) Gee, I quite like it here in Canada. Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/4/cvdkz/Post.htm#872765Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:04:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:872765Anonymous2http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/4/cvdkz/Post.htm#872765http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-872765.xmlIf you intend to emigrate to the USA, better do it fast. I cant believe that given all the people, especially from India and China that are trying to do this, that the USA isnt going to close its borders pretty soon. I note that the Indians and Chinese and I suspect Eastern Europeans are moving to countries in Europe and places like Canada (although why someone would want to live in that god forsaken place even for a few months) to take advantage of the increased chances of obtaining a visa.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/4/cvdkz/Post.htm#827208Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:10:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:827208Anonymous3http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/4/cvdkz/Post.htm#827208http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-827208.xmlyou can say u emigrated from Canada and immigrated to the US.Thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/4/cvdkz/Post.htm#695810Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:11:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:695810Anonymous4http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/4/cvdkz/Post.htm#695810http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-695810.xmlHe who emigrates also immigrates . As he leaves his country of origin, he emigrates from his homeland , in order to immigrate to another country . Leaving his old country, he is an emigrant , but arriving in his new country, he is an immigrant .http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/3/cvdkz/Post.htm#695809Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:09:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:695809Anonymous5http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/3/cvdkz/Post.htm#695809http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-695809.xmlHe who emigrates also immigrates . As he leaves his country of origin, he emigrates from his homeland , in order to immigrate to another country . Leaving his old country, he is an emigrant , but arriving in his new country, he is an immigrant .http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/3/cvdkz/Post.htm#694199Sat, 04 Apr 2009 05:04:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:694199eflect6http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/3/cvdkz/Post.htm#694199http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-694199.xmlI wasnt aware there are so many of expressing leaving ones country.This post was very helpful and very a clarifying read through.Thanks for sharing.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/3/cvdkz/Post.htm#684536Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:47:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:684536Anonymous7http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/3/cvdkz/Post.htm#684536http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-684536.xmlYes that is exactly how you would say it....both sentences are correcthttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/3/cvdkz/Post.htm#659491Sun, 01 Feb 2009 06:22:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:659491qiaohao8http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/3/cvdkz/Post.htm#659491http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-659491.xmlIt should be I emigrate from Canada to US. Because emigrate is move out from a country, so Iemigrate from Canada.You can ignor the &quot;to US&quot;.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/3/cvdkz/Post.htm#657501Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:49:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:657501Anonymous9http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/3/cvdkz/Post.htm#657501http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-657501.xmlYOUR SENTENCE STRUCTURE IS CORRECT. YOU IMMIGRATE TO THE USA FROM CANADA OR YOU EMIGRATED FROM CANADA TO THE USA.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/3/cvdkz/Post.htm#612798Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:53:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:612798Anonymous10http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/3/cvdkz/Post.htm#612798http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-612798.xmlHi guys, I have a few questions to ask. How about this if David is originally from USA: &quot;David emigrated to Canada&quot; Isn&#39;t it supposed to be, &quot;David immigrated to Canada,&quot; since he is entering a new country? But if the sentence went like this: &quot;David emigrated to Canada from USA&quot; Then it would make more sense because now we know David is from USA and has exited his country to enter Canada. Does that mean we must include &#39;emigrate&#39; for the sentence to make sense or can we use &#39;immigrate&#39;? Would past tense affect the situation? If we use past tense: David has immigrated to Canada Then he has already left USA to live in Canada, so should immigrate be used instead of emigrate because he has...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/3/cvdkz/Post.htm#589349Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:53:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:589349Anonymous11http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/3/cvdkz/Post.htm#589349http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-589349.xmlNo, the sentence is not right both ways. Emigrate has 1 &quot;m.&quot; Immigrate has 2.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/3/cvdkz/Post.htm#572816Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:53:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:572816Anonymous12http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/3/cvdkz/Post.htm#572816http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-572816.xmlEmigrate means: the Act of emigratinghttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/3/cvdkz/Post.htm#572298Thu, 21 May 2009 19:53:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:572298Anonymous13http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/3/cvdkz/Post.htm#572298http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-572298.xmlThis was an excellent reply!! Makes sense and I will never forget how you associated the differences. Thanks!http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/2/cvdkz/Post.htm#563986Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:53:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:563986Anonymous14http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/2/cvdkz/Post.htm#563986http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-563986.xmlBoth sentences are correct. One can immigrate to the U.S. and emigrate from Australia. You should be aware that emigrate consists of only one &quot;m.&quot; -Good Luckhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/2/cvdkz/Post.htm#559787Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:53:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:559787Anonymous15http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/2/cvdkz/Post.htm#559787http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-559787.xmlIf you are living in the US and you came from Canada, you would have Emigrated from Canada to the Us. Emigrate means to leave one&#39;s country of origin to go to another. E in emigrate could be thought of as Exiting or Exodus, which means to leave. Migrate means to move around from place to place. Conversely, if you are entering into Canada from the US, you are immigrating. The 2 are used interchangeably but in my opinion, you use each from the perspective of where you are leaving from or entering into.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/2/cvdkz/Post.htm#493532Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:53:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:493532Clive16http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/2/cvdkz/Post.htm#493532http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-493532.xmlHi, I emigrated. Yes, but you can also say &#39;I immigrated&#39;. Both are correct, with different meanings as discussed above. Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/2/cvdkz/Post.htm#493453Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:53:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:493453Anonymous17http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/2/cvdkz/Post.htm#493453http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-493453.xmlI emigratedhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/2/cvdkz/Post.htm#209710Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:53:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:209710pieanne18http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/2/cvdkz/Post.htm#209710http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-209710.xmlThank you, Clive. I just took two examples from Hakhak's lastest post to correct the tenses, and I must say I didn't pay much attention to the words he had used. I should have quoted them, sorry Here they are: I had emigrated to USA from X since 2000. I have immigrated to USA for a long time.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/2/cvdkz/Post.htm#209599Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:53:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:209599Dianacee19http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/2/cvdkz/Post.htm#209599http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-209599.xmlThe easiest way to understand these terms as well as the current usage of migrate is this: 1. emigrate = go out of a country or 2. immigrate = to come into a country or 3. migrate = implies a lack of permanent settlement such a seasonal labourers or animals in search of food moving from place to place orhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/2/cvdkz/Post.htm#209574Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:53:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:209574Clive20http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/2/cvdkz/Post.htm#209574http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-209574.xmlHi Pieanne, I'd say "I emigrated from X to the USA in 2000", and "I immigrated to the USA a long time ago". These certainly sound normal and acceptable. However, as regards #1, since 'emigrate' focusses on 'from' and you are talking about both 'from and to', I'd say that it's 'technically better' in your example to say "I migrated from X to the USA in 2000". However, 'migrate' is not a verb that is used much these days for individual people. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/2/cvdkz/Post.htm#209530Thu, 21 May 2009 19:53:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:209530pieanne21http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/2/cvdkz/Post.htm#209530http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-209530.xmlI'd say "I emigrated from X to the USA in 2000", and "I immigrated to the USA a long time ago".http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/2/cvdkz/Post.htm#205646Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:53:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:205646Hakhak22http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/2/cvdkz/Post.htm#205646http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-205646.xmlemigrate: leave one 's own country to settle in another . immigrate: come as a permanent resident to a country than nature country. sentense: I had emigrated to USA from X since 2000. I have immigrated to USA for a long time.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/cvdkz/post.htm#190267Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:53:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:190267khoff23http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/cvdkz/post.htm#190267http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-190267.xmlI 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.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/cvdkz/post.htm#188656Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:53:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:188656Janissary24http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/cvdkz/post.htm#188656http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-188656.xmlme 2 there si no problem nowhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/cvdkz/post.htm#188291Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:53:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:188291YoHf25http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/cvdkz/post.htm#188291http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-188291.xmlBlue Luck wrote: Thanks guys. You're welcome, Blue Luck. I liked this latter explaination of yours.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/cvdkz/post.htm#188143Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:53:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:188143Blue Luck26http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/cvdkz/post.htm#188143http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-188143.xmlmigrate - 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 E migrate 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 I mmigrate is like In , so it reminds me of going into a new place) ex. - Only few plants can immigrate to this island. Hope this helpshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/cvdkz/post.htm#188127Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:53:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:188127Janissary27http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/cvdkz/post.htm#188127http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-188127.xmlis this all? i am yet confusing the words immigrate emigrate and migrate (is there anything else ?=)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/cvdkz/post.htm#188078Thu, 21 May 2009 19:53:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:188078Blue Luck28http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/cvdkz/post.htm#188078http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-188078.xmlThanks guys.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/cvdkz/post.htm#188010Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:53:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:188010YoHf29http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/cvdkz/post.htm#188010http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-188010.xmlWatch your spelling, it's "emigrate". Just one "m".http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/cvdkz/post.htm#187830Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:53:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:187830Tofubam30http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/cvdkz/post.htm#187830http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-187830.xmlYour sentence is right both ways! I immigrated to the US from Canada I emmigrated from Canada to the UShttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/cvdkz/post.htmThu, 21 May 2009 19:53:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:187736Blue Luck31http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrateVsEmigrate/cvdkz/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-187736.xmlCan 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?