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immigrating

immigrating is the present participle and gerund of immigrate.

Meaning of immigrate

Verb

immigrate (third-person singular simple present immigrates, present participle immigrating, simple past and past participle immigrated)

  1. (intransitive) To move into a foreign country to stay permanently.
    • He knows hardship. He has experienced life in a cold-water flat in Moldova before he immigrated to the States.2023, Devika Rege, Quarterlife, Dialogue Books (2025), page 56

Questions about immigrating

What is immigrating the present participle and gerund of?
Immigrating is the present participle and gerund of immigrate.

Words near immigrating in the dictionary

  1. immigrant species
  2. immigrants
  3. immigrate
  4. immigrated
  5. immigrates
  6. immigrating
  7. immigration
  8. immigrational
  9. immigrationism
  10. immigrationist
  11. immigrationists

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