# emerge

Pronunciation: say "ih-MURJ" US /ɪˈmɝd͡ʒ/, UK/AUS /ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒ/

## Verb

1. To come into view from a hidden or obscured position.
   - Simple: To come into sight after being hidden or out of view.
   - _The submarine emerged off the coast just before dawn._
   - _Mountains emerge from the mist as the morning sun rises._
2. To come out from inside an object, from under the surface of a liquid, or from a situation such as bankruptcy.
   - Simple: To come out of something, such as a place, a problem, or water.
   - _The hikers emerged from the dense forest by nightfall._
   - _Investors hope the company will emerge from bankruptcy stronger._
3. To become known or be revealed.
   - Simple: To become known or to start being noticed by people.
   - _Details of the secret agreement emerged after the meeting._
   - _Patterns emerge when you analyze the data carefully._

## Noun

4. Alternative spelling of emerg. Canadian slang for a hospital emergency room. *(slang, Canada)* — Alternative spelling of emerg.
   - Simple: Alternative spelling of emerg. Canadian slang for a hospital's emergency room.
   - _She was rushed to the emerge after collapsing at work._
   - _The local emerge stays open all night._

## Origin

First attested in the late 16th century, borrowed from Middle French emerger, from Latin ēmergō ("to rise up or out"), formed from ē- (a variant of ex-, "out, forth") plus mergō ("to dip, to sink").

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