Evacuation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of removing the contents of something

the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪvˌækjuːˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪvˌakjuːˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪvˌakjuːˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪvˌækjuːˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

voiding excretion excreting voidance emptying elimination

Word Forms

empty	verb	remove
void	verb	excrete or discharge from the body
evacuate	verb	empty completely
eliminate	verb	eliminate from the body
excrete	verb	eliminate from the body

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Evakuierung

der Vorgang, den Inhalt von etwas zu entfernen

🇫🇷French

évacuation

le fait de supprimer le contenu de quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

evacuación

el acto de eliminar el contenido de algo

🇮🇹Italian

evacuazione

l'atto di rimuovere il contenuto di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

evacuatie

de handeling waarbij de inhoud van iets wordt verwijderd

🇵🇹Portuguese

evacuação

o ato de remover o conteúdo de algo

🇷🇺Russian

эвакуация

действие по удалению содержимого чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निकास

किसी चीज़ की सामग्री को हटाने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

উচ্ছেদ

কোনো কিছুর বিষয়বস্তু অপসারণের কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

வெளியேற்றம்

எதையாவது உள்ளடக்கங்களை அகற்றும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

తరలింపు

ఏదో యొక్క కంటెంట్లను తొలగించే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

निर्वासन

एखाद्या गोष्टीची सामग्री काढून टाकण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્થળાંતર

કોઈ વસ્તુની સામગ્રીને દૂર કરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಥಳಾಂತರಿಸುವಿಕೆ

ಯಾವುದೋ ವಿಷಯಗಳನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒഴിപ്പിക്കൽ

എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും ഉള്ളടക്കം നീക്കം ചെയ്യുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਕਾਸੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਹਟਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

انخلاء

کسی چیز کے مواد کو ہٹانے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

疏散

删除某物内容的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

避難

何かの内容を削除する行為

🇰🇷Korean

소개

어떤 것의 내용을 제거하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sơ tán

hành động loại bỏ nội dung của một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

การอพยพ

การลบเนื้อหาของบางสิ่งออก

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengungsian

tindakan menghilangkan isi sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

paglikas

ang pagkilos ng pag-alis ng mga nilalaman ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

pemindahan

perbuatan mengeluarkan kandungan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إخلاء

فعل إزالة محتويات شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

تخلیه

عمل حذف محتویات چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

tahliye

bir şeyin içeriğini kaldırma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

פינוי

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The primary meaning of 'evacuation' is 'the act of removing the contents of something'.

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Using 'evacuation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'evacuation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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