growing, developing, or becoming important and more visible
She invested in an emerging tech company that designs solar-powered cars.
The festival showcases emerging painters from around the world.
✦ Adjective use of the present participle of “emerge” to describe things that are in the process of appearing or becoming significant.
to come out of a hidden, covered, or dark place so that you can be seen
A tall figure emerged from the fog and waved at us.
After hours underground, the exhausted miners emerged into the bright afternoon sunlight.
✦ From Latin ‘emergere’ meaning ‘to rise out or up’.
coming out of or moving out from something so that it becomes visible
Bright green seedlings were emerging from the dark soil after the spring rain.
A slick gray seal was emerging from the icy blue water, shaking drops from its whiskers onto the rocky shore.
✦ Present participle of the verb “emerge,” which comes from Latin emergere ‘rise out, bring forth’.
(of facts, news, or information) to become known after being hidden or secret
It quickly emerged that the project was far over budget.
Details of the secret agreement emerged in the morning newspaper.
✦ Same Latin root as physical sense, extended metaphorically to knowledge becoming visible.
to become recognized or important in a particular situation or field
She emerged as the team’s natural leader during the crisis.
The city has emerged as a major tech hub in recent years.
✦ Figurative use recorded since the 17th century, linking physical act of coming out with gaining prominence.
