The difference between Emerge and Heave in sight

When used as verbs, emerge means to come into view, whereas heave in sight means to appear at a distance, to emerge in the field of vision.


check bellow for the other definitions of Emerge and Heave in sight

  1. Emerge as a verb (intransitive):

    To come into view.

  2. Emerge as a verb (intransitive, copulative):

    To come out of a situation, object or a liquid.

    Examples:

    "He emerged unscathed from the accident."

    "The Soviet Union emerged from the ruins of an empire."

    "The submarine emerged from the ocean."

  3. Emerge as a verb (intransitive):

    To become known.

    Examples:

    "Gradually the truth emerged."

  1. Heave in sight as a verb (nautical):

    To appear at a distance, to emerge in the field of vision.

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