emergent C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ɪˈmɝdʒənt/ UK /ɪˈmɜːdʒənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj arising or coming into existence; newly forming or urgent The clinic was equipped to handle emergent medical cases. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · arising or coming into... emergingnascentarisingincipientdevelopingurgent ↔ Opposites decliningestablishedwaningdisappearing Word family Derived forms emergenceemergently Related forms emergeemergencymerge Etymology AI details From Latin emergentem, present participle of emergere ('to rise up, come forth'), from e- ('out') + mergere ('to dip, plunge'). emergere Latin mergere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # emergent **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪˈmɝdʒənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˈmɜːdʒənt/ ## Meanings 1. arising or coming into existence; newly forming or urgent ## Examples - The clinic was equipped to handle emergent medical cases. ## Synonyms - emerging - nascent - arising - incipient - developing - urgent ## Antonyms - declining - established - waning - disappearing ## Derived Forms - emergence - emergently ## Related Forms - emerge - emergency - merge ## Roots and Affixes - Root: emergere - Root: mergere ## Etymology From Latin emergentem, present participle of emergere ('to rise up, come forth'), from e- ('out') + mergere ('to dip, plunge'). ## AI Etymology Emergent is from Latin emergentem, present participle of emergere ('to rise up, come forth'), from e- ('out') + mergere ('to dip, plunge'). Important recorded forms include emergere (Latin) and mergere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers arising or coming into existence; newly forming or urgent. The wider family includes derived forms such as emergence and emergently and related words such as emerge, emergency, and merge. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown