verb · transitive · rare

vacate

vacate · vacates · vacated · vacating

здаватися, кидати, здатися

освободить, освобождать

aufgeben, sich ergeben, kapitulieren

To move out of a dwelling or other property, either by choice or by evictionTo move out of a dwelling or other property, either by choice or by eviction.

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/veɪˈkeɪt/

» We must vacate the house before next month.

Wir müssen das Haus bis zum nächsten Monat räumen.

Meaning

4 senses

To move out of a dwelling or other property, either by choice or by eviction.
I have to vacate my house by midday, as the new owner is moving in.
You are hereby ordered to vacate the premises within 14 days.
освобожда́тьosvoboždátʹ, освободи́тьosvobodítʹ
leave behind empty; move out of
To leave an office or position.
He vacated his coaching position because of the corruption scandal.
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
(transitive)To have a court judgement set aside; to annul.
The judge vacated the earlier decision when new evidence was presented.
To leave an area, usually as a result of orders from public authorities in the event of a riot or natural disaster.
If you do not immediately vacate the area, we will make you leave with tear gas!

Examples

10 sentences

We must vacate the house before next month.
deWir müssen das Haus bis zum nächsten Monat räumen.
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The guests were requested to vacate the premises.
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We've given them a week to vacate the area.
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She vacated the apartment a month ago and left no forwarding address.
deSie hat die Wohnung vor einem Monat geräumt und ist gegangen, ohne eine Adresse zu hinterlassen.
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He vacated the lease.
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Translations

3 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

to move out:

Origin

Originally used in the legal sense "to annul", a denominal from Early Modern English vacat

Originally used in the legal sense "to annul", a denominal from Early Modern English vacat (“legal annulment”), a development from Middle English vacat (“absence or cancellation noted in a register”), from Latin vacat, third-person singular present active indicative of vacō (“to be idle; to be unoccupied”, literally “to be empty”).

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