1. (

• emerge

) come out into view, as from concealment; "Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office" ;

2. (

• issue ,
• emerge ,
• come_out ,
• come_forth ,
• go_forth ,
• egress

) come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves" ;

3. (

• emerge ,

) become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study" ;

4. (

• emerge

) come up to the surface of or rise; "He felt new emotions emerge" ;

5. (

• come_forth ,
• emerge

) happen or occur as a result of something ;

1. (

• emerging ,
• rising

) coming to maturity; "the rising generation" ;

2. (

• emergent ,
• emerging

) coming into existence; "an emergent republic" ;