Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: vacate
IPA transcription: [v'eɪkeɪt]
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: vacate, resign, renounce, give_up
    Meaning: leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
  • Synonyms: vacate, empty, abandon
    Meaning: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"
Usage examples
  • Of course we had to vacate the fort.
  • I suppose chivalry would require me to vacate, so that you may enjoy at once the spoils of war.”
  • That is to say, he decided to vacate his present enviable position and make off with all possible speed, since he could see that an encounter with the newcomer would do him no good.
  • Everything in his rooms was ruined--his clocks were rusted in the works; a fine collection of water-color drawings was entirely obliterated by the onslaught of the water ghost; and what was worse, the apartments below his were drenched with the water soaking through the floors, a damage for which he was compelled to pay, and which resulted in his being requested by his landlady to vacate the premises immediately.