immigrate vs emigrate

[Nathan Mckane]

Hello!

Would you please tell me the difference between the verbs ''immigrate'' and ''emigrate'' ?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Route21]

Hi Nathan

Think of the words "import" and "export"

"Immigration" refers to people coming into a country whereas "emigration" refers to people leaving a country.

See:
immigration - definition of immigration by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
and
emigration - definition of emigration by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

Hope this helps
R21