emergence

noun

emer·​gence i-ˈmər-jən(t)s 

1

: the act or an instance of emerging

2

: any of various superficial outgrowths of plant tissue usually formed from both epidermis and immediately underlying tissues

3

: penetration of the soil surface by a newly germinated plant

Examples of emergence in a Sentence

the emergence of the Internet as an important means of communication

the economy's emergence from a recession

Recent Examples on the Web

According to the researchers, the emergence of this behavior was entirely unexpected, as the AI model contained no explicit mechanism for handling exceptions or overgeneralization. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026

The market ultimately came around to that view following the emergence of Anthropic’s Mythos model in April, resulting in a remarkable multi-month rally that sent CrowdStrike and Palo Alto back to fresh all-time highs. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 22 July 2026

His emergence also comes at a pivotal moment for soccer’s commercial landscape. — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

The startup is now expanding into agentic AI in the wake of OpenClaw’s emergence, tapping a wave of enthusiasm for software that can carry out tasks without human intervention. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing emergence

• re-emergence

Rhymes for emergence

• convergence
• divergence
• resurgence
• submergence
• postemergence
• preemergence
• reemergence
• vergence

Kids Definition

emergence

noun

emer·​gence i-ˈmər-jən(t)s 

: the act or an instance of emerging

Medical Definition

emergence

noun

emer·​gence i-ˈmər-jən(t)s 

: a recovering of consciousness (as from anesthesia)