Migrate definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

migrate in American English · 1. to go from one country, region, or place to another · 2. to pass periodically from one region or climate to another, as certain ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'migrate'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× migrate (maɪgreɪt ,USmaɪgreɪt ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tensemigrates ,presentparticiplemigrating ,pasttense,pastparticiplemigrated 1. verb Ifpeoplemigrate,theymovefromoneplacetoanother,especiallyinordertofindworkortolivesomewhereforashorttime. PeoplemigratetocitieslikeJakartainsearchofwork.[VERBpreposition/adverb] Farmershavelearnedthattheyhavetomigrateiftheywanttosurvive.[VERB] Synonyms:move,travel,journey,wander MoreSynonymsofmigrate migration(maɪgreɪʃən )Wordforms:pluralmigrations variablenoun...themigrationofSovietJewstoIsrael.[+of] Synonyms:wandering,journey,voyage,travel MoreSynonymsofmigrate 2. verb Whenbirds,fish,oranimalsmigrate,theymoveataparticularseasonfromonepartoftheworldorfromonepartofacountrytoanother,usuallyinorder tobreedortofindnewfeedinggrounds. Mostbirdshavetoflylongdistancestomigrate.[VERB] ...adamsystemthatkillsthefishastheymigratefromstreamstotheocean.[VERBpreposition/adverb] migration variablenoun...themigrationofanimalsintheSerengeti.[+of] COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof migrate Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'migrate' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'migrate' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'yule' HindiTranslationof'migrate' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency migrateinBritishEnglish (maɪˈɡreɪt ) verb(intransitive)1. togofromoneregion,country,orplaceofabodetosettleinanother,espinaforeigncountry 2. (ofbirds,fishes,etc)tojourneybetweendifferentareasatspecifictimesoftheyear CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsmigrator(miˈgrator)noun WordoriginC17:fromLatinmigrāretochangeone'sabode WordFrequency migrateinAmericanEnglish (ˈmaɪˌgreɪt ) verbintransitiveWordforms:ˈmiˌgratedorˈmiˌgrating1.  tomovefromoneplacetoanother;esp.,toleaveone'scountryandsettleinanother 2.  tomovefromoneregiontoanotherwiththechangeinseasons,asmanybirdsand somefishesdo 3.  tomovefromplacetoplacetoharvestseasonalcrops SYNONYMYNOTE:migratedenotesamovingfromoneregionorcountrytoanotherandmayimply,ofpeople, intentiontosettleinanewland,or,ofanimals,aperiodicalmovementinfluenced byclimate,foodsupply,etc.;,emigrate,immigrateareusedonlyofpeople,,emigratespecificallydenotingtheleavingofacountrytosettleinanother,and,immigrate,thecomingintothenewcountryWebster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsmigrator(ˈmiˌgrator) noun Wordorigin