Common Mistakes : Migrate

Migrate – Verb

BAD: A lot of new doctors migrate to America where they can earn more money

GOOD: A lot of new doctors emigrate to America where they can earn more money

migrate = (of birds, animals and people) travel from one place to spend a length of time in another, especially to find food, water, warmer weather, etc:  How do birds know when to migrate and how do they find their way back home

emigrate = (of people) leave your own country and make your home in another one: There were no jobs back home so we decided to emigrate