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Vacate

verb/vˈeɪkeɪt/
Definition
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
leave behind empty; move out of
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/vˈeɪkeɪt/
🇬🇧British English
/veɪkˈeɪt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/veɪkˈeɪt/
2 syllables Say it as /vˈeɪkeɪt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbleave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
“She vacated the position when she got pregnant”
verbleave behind empty; move out of
“You must vacate your office by tonight”
verbcancel officially
“He revoked the ban on smoking”
Word Forms
vacantadjectivewithout an occupant or incumbent
resignationnounthe act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)
revocationnounthe act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done
annulmentnounthe act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
countermandnouna contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command
reversibleadjectivecapable of being reversed
reversenouna relation of direct opposition
reversalnouna decision to reverse an earlier decision
repealnounthe act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
recissionnoun(law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made
rescissionnoun(law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made
vacationnounthe act of making something legally void
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
räumen
(einen Job, eine Stelle oder eine Position) freiwillig verlassen
🇫🇷French
quitter
quitter (un emploi, un poste ou un poste) volontairement
🇪🇸Spanish
desocupar
dejar (un trabajo, puesto o puesto) voluntariamente
🇮🇹Italian
liberare
lasciare (un lavoro, un posto o una posizione) volontariamente
🇳🇱Dutch
verlaten
vrijwillig vertrekken (een baan, post of functie).
🇵🇹Portuguese
desocupar
sair (um emprego, cargo ou posição) voluntariamente
🇷🇺Russian
освободить
уйти (с работы, должности или должности) добровольно
India
🇮🇳Hindi
खाली
स्वेच्छा से (नौकरी, पद या स्थिति) छोड़ना
🇧🇩Bengali
খালি করা
(একটি চাকরি, পোস্ট, বা অবস্থান) স্বেচ্ছায় ছেড়ে দিন
🇮🇳Tamil
காலி
(ஒரு வேலை, பதவி அல்லது பதவி) தானாக முன்வந்து விடுங்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఖాళీ చేయండి
స్వచ్ఛందంగా (ఉద్యోగం, పోస్ట్ లేదా స్థానం) వదిలివేయండి
🇮🇳Marathi
रिक्त करणे
स्वेच्छेने (नोकरी, पोस्ट किंवा स्थिती) सोडा
🇮🇳Gujarati
ખાલી કરવું
સ્વૈચ્છિક રીતે (નોકરી, પોસ્ટ અથવા સ્થિતિ) છોડો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಖಾಲಿ ಮಾಡಿ
ಸ್ವಯಂಪ್ರೇರಣೆಯಿಂದ (ಕೆಲಸ, ಪೋಸ್ಟ್ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಾನ) ಬಿಡಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഒഴിയുക
(ഒരു ജോലി, പോസ്റ്റ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്ഥാനം) സ്വമേധയാ ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਖਾਲੀ ਕਰੋ
(ਇੱਕ ਨੌਕਰੀ, ਪੋਸਟ, ਜਾਂ ਸਥਿਤੀ) ਆਪਣੀ ਮਰਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਛੱਡੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
خالی کرنا
(نوکری، عہدہ، یا عہدہ) رضاکارانہ طور پر چھوڑ دیں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
腾出
自愿离开(工作、岗位或职位)
🇯🇵Japanese
空ける
(仕事、役職、または役職を)自発的に辞める
🇰🇷Korean
비우다
자발적으로 (직업, 직책, 지위)을 떠나다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
dọn đi
rời bỏ (một công việc, chức vụ, vị trí) một cách tự nguyện
🇹🇭Thai
ลาออก
ลาออก (งาน ตำแหน่ง หรือตำแหน่ง) โดยสมัครใจ
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengosongkan
meninggalkan (pekerjaan, jabatan, atau jabatan) secara sukarela
🇵🇭Filipino
magbakante
kusang umalis (isang trabaho, post, o posisyon).
🇲🇾Malay
kosongkan
meninggalkan (pekerjaan, jawatan, atau jawatan) secara sukarela
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
إخلاء
ترك (وظيفة أو وظيفة أو منصب) طوعا
🇮🇷Persian
خالی کردن
(یک شغل، پست یا موقعیت) را داوطلبانه ترک کنید
🇹🇷Turkish
boşaltmak
(bir işten, görevden veya pozisyondan) gönüllü olarak ayrılmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְפַנוֹת
לעזוב (משרה, משרה או תפקיד) מרצון
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'vacate'?
The primary meaning of 'vacate' is 'leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'vacate' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'vacate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'vacate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'vacate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'vacate' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'vacate' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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