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emigrate vs hibernate vs immigrate vs migrate
The difference
| Word | Meaning | Goes with | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| emigrateverb/ˈem.ɪ.ɡreɪt/ | Meaning to leave your own country to live permanently in another one | Goes with emigrate to | Example Her parents emigrated from Vietnam to Canada in the 1990s. |
| hibernateverb/ˈhaɪ.bər.neɪt/ | Meaning to sleep deeply through the cold months, as some animals do to save energy | Goes with hibernate for the winter | Example Bears hibernate in caves or hollow trees from late fall until spring. |
| immigrateverb/ˈɪm.ɪ.ɡreɪt/ | Meaning to come to live permanently in a country that is not your own | Goes with immigrate to | Example Her parents immigrated to Canada in the early nineties. |
| migrateverb/ˈmaɪ.ɡreɪt/ | Meaning to move from one place to another, as birds do each year or people do to find work | Goes with migrate south | Example Many birds migrate south before the cold winter begins. |
Which word fits?
1 of 8Pick the word for the gap. Its form may change in the sentence.
The bears in a cave near the river.