emergeverb [ I ]
uk/ɪˈmɜːdʒ/us/ɪˈmɝːdʒ/emerge verb [ I ] (APPEAR)
B2 to appear by coming out of something or out from behind something:
She emerged from the sea, blue with cold.
to come to the end of a difficult period or experience:
The Prince emerged unscathed from the scandal.
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- The winged adult mosquitoes emerge from the pupae.
- A figure emerged from the gloom of the corridor.
- She emerged triumphant from the court after all the charges against her were dropped because of a lack of evidence.
- Cabinet members were tight-lipped and unsmiling as they emerged from Downing Street.
- She emerged from the bedroom, a vision in cream silk.
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Appearing & disappearing
- act
- bubble up
- come up
- conjure
- creep
- disappear off the face of the earth idiom
- do a disappearing/vanishing act idiom
- drain
- emergence
- erupt
- evaporate
- face
- form
- manifestation
- melt
- pop
- puff
- pull
- pull sth up
- wither
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Experiencing and suffering
emerge verb [ I ] (BECOME KNOWN)
C1 to become known, especially as a result of examining something or asking questions about it:
The facts behind the scandal are sure to emerge eventually.
[ + that ] It has emerged that secret talks had been going on between the two companies before the takeover was announced.
She's the most exciting British singer to emerge on the pop scene for a decade.
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- The basic facts of the story are starting to emerge though the details are still fuzzy.
- Fresh evidence has emerged that casts doubts on the men's conviction.
- A pattern is beginning to emerge from our analysis of the accident data.
- Later in the day a few details started to emerge.
- It emerged that she had lied to her employers.
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Revealing secrets & becoming known
- (the) word is/gets out idiom
- bare
- be the talk of the town idiom
- break cover idiom
- cat
- dob sb in
- fink
- get around (somewhere)
- give sth away
- King's evidence
- leak
- let the cat out of the bag idiom
- open your heart to someone idiom
- sneak
- spill the beans idiom
- take the wraps off sth idiom
- tell on sb
- tongues wagging idiom
- turn
- unmask
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