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# emerging

«emerging» in Mova's school dictionary: **the -ing form of «emerge», which means to come out from…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb form (-ing form of emerge: emerge, emerges, emerged, emerging); adjective (emerging)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Emerging is the -ing form of «emerge», which means to come out from somewhere hidden or dark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emerging/#m1)

2) (adjective) Emerging means new and beginning to grow or become important, like an emerging artist or an emerging country. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emerging/#m2)

3) Emerging can mean becoming known: new facts are emerging. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emerging/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science, butterflies emerge from chrysalises and chicks from eggs; plants emerge from the soil. In the news, «emerging» describes new ideas, technologies and countries that are developing fast. Phrases: emerging from, emerging markets, emerging technology, newly emerging.

### examples

- The butterfly is emerging from its chrysalis. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emerging/#x1)
- Tiny shoots are emerging from the soil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emerging/#x2)
- The sun was emerging from behind the clouds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emerging/#x3)
- She is an emerging writer with her first book out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emerging/#x4)
- New facts are emerging about the old shipwreck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emerging/#x5)
- Robots are an emerging technology in hospitals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emerging/#x6)
- The frogs are emerging from the pond as the evening gets dark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emerging/#x7)
- “It’s all right,” John announced, emerging from his hiding-place. “I say, Peter, can you really fly?” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emerging/#x8)

### note

Spelling: emerge → emerging (drop the final e). Past: emerged. Noun: emergence. Do not confuse with «emergency» (a sudden dangerous situation), even though they look related.

### In the corpora

- ["Emerging" on a UK report means well below the expected level.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/15-behaviour-and-school-reports/23/)
- ["Needs encouragement" on a report usually means lazy, and "emerging" means well below the expected level.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «emerging» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emerging/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.