migrate
/maɪˈɡɹeɪt/verb2 syllables
Migrate means: move from one country or region to another and settle there.
Synonyms for migrate1
verb, as in move from one country or region to another and settle there
transmigrate
verb, as in move periodically or seasonally
transmigrate
What does migrate mean?2
verb
1
move from one country or region to another and settle there“Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century”
2
move periodically or seasonally“birds migrate in the winter”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Migrate in a sentence
- In autumn, many birds migrate to the south.sundown
- In the winter, some fish migrate to these warmer waters.CM
- Why do birds migrate in the first place?Lumi
- Some birds migrate to warmer regions in the winter.joshodude_1308
- Some birds migrate to roost during specific seasons.ddnktr
- Some fish species will migrate to specific breeding grounds during the breeding season.Amastan
- Sea turtles can migrate for kilometers and kilometers.rul
- Some birds no longer migrate to warmer regions in winter.sundown
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Forms of migrate
as a verb
- past tense
- migrated
- present participle
- migrating
- third-person singular
- migrates
- past participle
- migrated