vacated — left empty; abandoned a position or place
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: left empty; abandoned a position or place
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈveɪkeɪtɪd/
Example Sentences
- The CEO vacated his office so quickly that he left his coffee still steaming on the desk.
- The apartment was vacated by the previous tenant three months ago.
- After the scandal broke, the senator immediately vacated her position.
vacated
VERB[/ˈveɪkeɪtɪd/]
left empty; abandoned a position or place
a family of three walks away from their apartment building carrying the last of their belongings in boxes and suitcases. The father looks back one final time at the empty windows of their former home. Behind them, the apartment shows clear signs of being completely emptied out with bare walls visible through open windows. Moving truck workers are loading the final furniture pieces into a large truck. Other residents watch from their balconies as the family departs from what was once their home. a place being vacated and left empty after people have moved away
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Derived from Latin vacare, meaning "to be empty" or "to be unoccupied." The term evolved to describe the action of leaving a place or position vacant, creating an empty space through departure.
Breakdown
vacare (to be empty) + -ate (verb-forming suffix) + -ed (past tense marker). The base Latin root vacare combines with the verbal suffix -ate to form the verb vacate, with -ed indicating completed action.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The CEO vacated his office so quickly that he left his coffee still steaming on the desk.”
“The apartment was vacated by the previous tenant three months ago.”
“After the scandal broke, the senator immediately vacated her position.”
“The haunted house has been vacated for so long that even the ghosts moved out.”
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