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emerged

UK/ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒd//ɪˈmɝd͡ʒd/

emerged is the simple past and past participle of emerge.

Meaning of emerge

Verb

emerge (third-person singular simple present emerges, present participle emerging, simple past and past participle emerged)

  1. (intransitive) To come into view.
    • There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,[…], and all these articles[…] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and...1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    come forth
  2. (copulative, intransitive) To come out of a situation, object, or a liquid.
    • He emerged unscathed from the accident.
  3. (intransitive) To become known.
    • Gradually the truth emerged.

Words formed from emerged

Questions about emerged

What is emerged the simple past and past participle of?
Emerged is the simple past and past participle of emerge.
How do you pronounce emerged?
Emerged is pronounced /ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒd/ (UK).

Words near emerged in the dictionary

  1. Emerentia
  2. Emerentiana
  3. Emerentina
  4. emerg
  5. emerge
  6. emerged
  7. emergence
  8. emergences
  9. emergencies
  10. emergency
  11. emergency brake

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