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No. 1,879 in Portuguese

surgir

"To emerge" or "to arise."

In a sentence

  • Uma nova ideia surgiu durante a reunião.

    A new idea emerged during the meeting.

    In this sentence, 'surgiu' is used to indicate that something appeared or came into existence unexpectedly or naturally, such as an idea during a discussion.

  • O sol começou a surgir no horizonte.

    The sun started to appear on the horizon.

    Here, 'surgir' is utilized to describe the beginning of visibility or appearance of something, like a natural phenomenon.

  • Problemas inesperados surgiram ao longo do projeto.

    Unexpected problems arose throughout the project.

    In this instance, 'surgiram' conveys the occurrence or arising of issues unexpectedly during an activity or process.

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