French Conversation · Level 34
75 words
French word
émerger
Pronunciation
IPA/emɛʁʒe/
Meaning
- verbemerge
Example
De nouvelles questions émergent après la présentation.
New questions emerge after the presentation.
More examples
De nouvelles preuves émergent dans l'enquête.
New evidence emerges in the investigation.
Core concept
A hidden object or idea rises through a surface and gradually comes into view.
Common phrases
faire émerger
bring to light
émerger de
emerge from
émerger comme
emerge as
Similar words
apparaître: Something becomes visible or noticeable.
se manifester: An inner state appears through words, actions, or signs.
se révéler: A previously hidden fact or quality becomes clear.
Definition in French
Sortir ou surgir à la surface; devenir perceptible ou se manifester.
Word origin
French émerger comes from Latin emergere, formed from ex- 'out' and mergere 'dip or sink', whose outward movement supports the later sense of becoming apparent.
Usage tips
- Émerger is intransitive, so French uses faire émerger for a causative meaning, while émerger de introduces the source or background.
Other meanings
- appearverb
- surfaceverb
- become apparentverb
Opposites
- disparaîtredisappearverb
- s'enfoncersinkverb
Related words
- émergenceemergencenoun
- émergentemergingadjective