Vacate: meaning, definitions and examples
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vacate
[ vษหkeษชt ]
legal
To leave or give up possession of something, such as a property or a position.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The tenants were asked to vacate the apartment by the end of the month.
- The court ordered the company to vacate the premises immediately.
general
To leave a place that one previously occupied.
Synonyms
depart, exit, move out.
Examples of usage
- The students vacated the classroom after the bell rang.
- The protesters were asked to vacate the area peacefully.
Translations
Translations of the word "vacate" in other languages:
๐ต๐น desocupar
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคพเคฒเฅ เคเคฐเคจเคพ (khali karna)
๐ฉ๐ช rรคumen
๐ฎ๐ฉ mengosongkan
๐บ๐ฆ ะทะฒัะปัะฝััะธ
๐ต๐ฑ opuลciฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ็ฉบใใ (akeru)
๐ซ๐ท libรฉrer
๐ช๐ธ desocupar
๐น๐ท boลaltmak
๐ฐ๐ท ๋น์ฐ๋ค (biuda)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฅุฎูุงุก (ikhlaa')
๐จ๐ฟ vyklidit
๐ธ๐ฐ vyprรกzdniลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ่ พๅบ (tรฉngchลซ)
๐ธ๐ฎ izprazniti
๐ฎ๐ธ rรฝma
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฑะพัะฐัั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแแกแฃแคแแแแ (gatavisupleba)
๐ฆ๐ฟ boลaltmaq
๐ฒ๐ฝ desocupar
Etymology
The word 'vacate' comes from the Latin word 'vacare', meaning 'to be empty or free'. The term was originally used in legal contexts to refer to leaving a property or position. Over time, it has also been adopted in general language to mean leaving a place. The concept of vacating has been associated with the idea of creating space or making something available for others.