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Meanings of vacate in English

Portuguese
rescindir
Catalan
anul·lar
Spanish
rescindir

Cancel officially.

      rescindir
      Portuguese
      resignar
      Spanish
      dimitir

      To give up from a job or position.

          resignar
          Portuguese
          desocupar
          Catalan
          evacuar
          Spanish
          abandonar

          Leave behind empty; move out of.

                desocupar
                Usage of vacate in English
                1
                The traditional leader has given parliament until Friday to vacate the premises.
                The South African
                2
                He must vacate the post of defence minister in order to run.
                Reuters
                3
                He must vacate the post of defense minister in order to run.
                Reuters
                4
                Refusing to vacate the space, water canons and stun grenades were deployed.
                The South African
                5
                He is due to vacate his position at the end of June.
                The Irish Times
                6
                And if you don't vacate these premises, perhaps that tally will rise.
                Clementine
                7
                Therefore I suggest that you take your artillery and vacate the premises.
                Highways in Hiding
                8
                A chara, -Some are encouraging older people to vacate family-sizedhomes.
                The Irish Times
                9
                The growing friction between the brothers compelled William to vacate his chair.
                The notorious scoundrel
                10
                Wait till I take a last squint or two and I'll vacate.
                The Iron Furrow
                11
                The court ruled Bruce Smith's family should vacate the land in November 2016.
                Radio NZ
                12
                In five minutes I vacate this study; resign it to you.
                Verner's Pride
                13
                They must vacate the trailers by May 30, the agency said.
                Reuters
                14
                Argoth had seen a people vacate a land because of pestilence or drought.
                Servant of a dark god
                15
                Failure to vacate the national parks will result in forceful eviction, she said.
                Reuters
                16
                Free schools may buy up buildings only to close, and swiftly vacate them.
                The Guardian
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                Translations for vacate
                Vacate through the time
                Vacate across language varieties
                South Africa
                Common
                Ireland
                Less common
                United States of America
                Rare
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