Emergence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the gradual beginning or coming forth

the becoming visible

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmˈɜːdʒəns/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈaʊn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈaʊn/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪmˈɜːdʒəns/.

Examples

figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece
not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

growth issue emersion egression egress outgrowth

Parts of Speech

noun	the gradual beginning or coming forth “figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece”
noun	the becoming visible “not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins”
noun	the act of emerging
noun	the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent

Word Forms

emerge	verb	become known or apparent
grow	verb	come into existence; take on form or shape
egress	verb	come out of
emergent	adjective	coming into existence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Entstehung

der allmähliche Beginn oder das Hervortreten

🇫🇷French

émergence

le début ou la sortie graduelle

🇪🇸Spanish

aparición

el comienzo gradual o el surgimiento

🇮🇹Italian

emergenza

l'inizio graduale o l'avvento

🇳🇱Dutch

opkomst

het geleidelijke begin of ontstaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

emergência

o começo gradual ou surgimento

🇷🇺Russian

появление

постепенное начало или появление

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उद्भव

क्रमिक शुरुआत या आगे आना

🇧🇩Bengali

উত্থান

ধীরে ধীরে শুরু বা আসছে

🇮🇳Tamil

தோற்றம்

படிப்படியான ஆரம்பம் அல்லது வெளிவருவது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆవిర్భావం

క్రమంగా ప్రారంభం లేదా ముందుకు రావడం

🇮🇳Marathi

उदय

हळूहळू सुरुवात किंवा पुढे येणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદભવ

ધીમે ધીમે શરૂઆત અથવા આગળ આવવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊರಹೊಮ್ಮುವಿಕೆ

ಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಆರಂಭ ಅಥವಾ ಮುಂದೆ ಬರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉദയം

ക്രമേണ ആരംഭം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പുറത്തുവരുന്നത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਭਰਨਾ

ਹੌਲੀ ਹੌਲੀ ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤ ਜਾਂ ਅੱਗੇ ਆਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ظہور

بتدریج آغاز یا سامنے آنا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

涌现

逐渐开始或出现

🇯🇵Japanese

出現

徐々に始まる、または出てくること

🇰🇷Korean

출현

점진적인 시작 또는 출현

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự xuất hiện

sự bắt đầu dần dần hoặc sắp ra mắt

🇹🇭Thai

การเกิดขึ้น

การเริ่มต้นหรือการเกิดขึ้นอย่างค่อยเป็นค่อยไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

munculnya

permulaan bertahap atau kemunculannya

🇵🇭Filipino

paglitaw

ang unti-unting pagsisimula o paglabas

🇲🇾Malay

kemunculan

permulaan atau keluar secara beransur-ansur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ظهور

البداية التدريجية أو القادمة

🇮🇷Persian

ظهور

شروع یا ظهور تدریجی

🇹🇷Turkish

ortaya çıkış

kademeli başlangıç veya ortaya çıkma

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתהַוּוּת

ההתחלה ההדרגתית או היציאה

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