🚪vacate

verb
/vəˈkeɪt/

Meaning

to leave or give up a place, seat, or position
to leave a place; to make empty by leaving

Example Sentences

They had to vacate the apartment by the end of the month.

The tenants must vacate the apartment by the end of the month.

Example Expressions

vacate a seat

Synonyms

leave, abandon, relinquish, evacuate, quit, depart
Entry 1
leave, abandon, relinquish, evacuate
Entry 2
leave, evacuate, abandon, quit, depart

Antonyms

occupy, retain, hold, fill, inhabit, move in
Entry 1
occupy, retain, hold
Entry 2
occupy, fill, inhabit, move in

Collocations

vacate room, vacate property, vacate seat, vacate office, vacate premises, vacate the building, forced to vacate, vacate immediately
Entry 1
vacate room, vacate property, vacate seat, vacate office
Entry 2
vacate premises, vacate the building, forced to vacate, vacate immediately

More Example Sentences

I want to vacate the flat — how much notice do I need to give?

Is this a newly created position, or has someone recently vacated this role?

Related Vocabularies

to strike someone or something with force
Getting on or into a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.
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to form or cause small waves on the surface of water or spread through like waves
to move or hide secretly, often because you are planning something bad or are feeling guilty
To get or be given something; to accept something offered.

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