immigrate
verb
im·mi·grate
ˈi-mə-ˌgrāt 
immigrated; immigrating
: to enter and usually become established
especially
: to come into a country of which one is not a native for permanent residence
: to bring in or send as immigrants
Examples of immigrate in a Sentence
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Ji, who immigrated from Shanghai to Hawaii in the ‘80s, has put his residence on the island of Oahu on the market for a cool $9.3 million.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024
The 12th of 13 children, Hirshhorn was a boy when his family immigrated from Mitau, Latvia, to New York, in 1905.
—Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
Her mother — who was in the audience — immigrated from China and worked as a caretaker and a secretary.
—Rebecca Davis O’Brien, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Wanting to learn more about manufacturing, Nitin and Meena immigrated to the Chicago area in the 1970s.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024
Always attracted to difference, the artist, who immigrated to the States in 1913, spent time at the Blackfeet Reservation, in Montana, in 1920, and made some remarkable drawings of the tribe.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
Mayor Riedel, a Democrat who also immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico, told KAWC in December 2022 that the flow of migrants coming through San Luis had put a strain on the city's emergency services, like ambulances.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 24 Mar. 2024
Salvatore Brancato, a blacksmith from Sicily who immigrated to Kansas City in 1896, opened Fairyland Park on June 16, 1923.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
In fact, the film is dedicated to Saldaña's late maternal grandmother, who immigrated from the Dominican Republic in the 1960s.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024
The 12th of 13 children, Hirshhorn was a boy when his family immigrated from Mitau, Latvia, to New York, in 1905.
—Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
Her mother — who was in the audience — immigrated from China and worked as a caretaker and a secretary.
—Rebecca Davis O’Brien, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Wanting to learn more about manufacturing, Nitin and Meena immigrated to the Chicago area in the 1970s.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024
Always attracted to difference, the artist, who immigrated to the States in 1913, spent time at the Blackfeet Reservation, in Montana, in 1920, and made some remarkable drawings of the tribe.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
Mayor Riedel, a Democrat who also immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico, told KAWC in December 2022 that the flow of migrants coming through San Luis had put a strain on the city's emergency services, like ambulances.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 24 Mar. 2024
Salvatore Brancato, a blacksmith from Sicily who immigrated to Kansas City in 1896, opened Fairyland Park on June 16, 1923.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
In fact, the film is dedicated to Saldaña's late maternal grandmother, who immigrated from the Dominican Republic in the 1960s.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
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immigrate
verb
im·mi·grate
ˈim-ə-ˌgrāt
immigrated; immigrating
: to come into a foreign country to live
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