Spanish Conversation · Level 112
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Spanish word
emergente
Pronunciation
IPA/emeɾˈxente/
Meaning
- adjectiveemerging
Example
La empresa emergente presentó su primer producto.
The emerging company presented its first product.
More examples
La tecnología emergente cambia rápidamente el mercado.
Emerging technology is rapidly changing the market.
Core concept
A small startup office taking its first steps.
Common phrases
mercado emergente
emerging market
industria emergente
emerging industry
tecnología emergente
emerging technology
Similar words
nuevo: Is recently made or launched and clearly brand-new.
joven: Is young by age or history and still maturing.
incipiente: Is in the very beginning phase and far from finished.
naciente: Is just coming into being at this first budding moment.
Definition in Spanish
Que se refiere a algo reciente y en desarrollo, todavía no maduro ni plenamente establecido.
Word origin
Derived from Latin emergere ('to come forth'), passed into Spanish via the present-participle formation so emergente labels something that is beginning to appear or develop.
Usage tips
- Do not confuse emergente with emergencia; emergente describes an early-stage situation, while emergencia means an urgent crisis.
Other meanings
- developingadjective
- growingadjective
Opposites
- consolidadoestablishedadjective
- tradicionaltraditionaladjective
Related words
- emergenciaemergencynoun
- emergiremergeverb