evacuate
gb/ɪvˈækjuˌeɪt/ us/ɪvˈækjuˌeɪt/
B2
Engleză
~ 9400
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Verb
B2
action
1
move people from danger to safety
to move people away from a place that is not safe to a place that is safe
Tipar de utilizare:
to evacuate [people] from [a place]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners often say *"evacuate from people"* instead of *"evacuate people from" a place. Remember that you usually evacuate PEOPLE from a PLACE, or you can evacuate a PLACE (remove people from it): *"They evacuated residents from the village"* or *"They evacuated the village."*
Sinonime
relocate (focuses more on moving people to a new place, not always because of danger)
|
remove (more general; does not itself suggest danger or safety)
Antonime
shelter (means to give people a safe place to stay, often instead of moving them away)
Colocații
evacuate the building
|evacuate residents
|evacuate civilians
|evacuate the area
|evacuate thousands of people
|evacuate from coastal towns
Teme
emergencies
|safety
|government
|daily_life
|travel
Exemple
- Authorities began to evacuate residents from the coastal villages ahead of the hurricane.
- The fire department evacuated everyone from the shopping mall within minutes.
- Emergency crews worked through the night to evacuate patients from the flooded hospital.
- Officials decided to evacuate tourists from the island due to the volcanic activity.
- Police evacuated hundreds of people from nearby homes after the gas leak was discovered.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- Firefighters evacuated people from the burning building.
- The police evacuated families from the town before the storm.
- They evacuated students from the school after the alarm.
- Soldiers evacuated villagers from the war zone.
- The city evacuated thousands of people from low areas.
Verb
B2
action
2
leave a place due to danger
to go out of a place because it is not safe
Tipar de utilizare:
to evacuate [a place] / to evacuate from [a place]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes say *"evacuate out"*, which is redundant. Say *"evacuate the building"* or *"evacuate from the building"*, not *"evacuate out of the building"*. Also, do not say *"evacuate to outside"*; instead, say *"evacuate to a safe area"*.
Sinonime
flee (suggests leaving very quickly in fear, often less organized than an evacuation)
|
leave (very general; does not itself imply danger or an emergency)
Antonime
return (describes going back to a place after having left, often after an evacuation)
Colocații
evacuate immediately
|evacuate to higher ground
|residents were told to evacuate
|families chose to evacuate
|evacuate from the city
Teme
emergencies
|safety
|travel
|daily_life
Exemple
- Residents were urged to evacuate before the river overflowed its banks.
- Thousands chose to evacuate rather than ride out the approaching storm.
- The factory had to evacuate after a chemical spill was detected.
- People began to evacuate the stadium when the security alert was announced.
- They decided to evacuate from the city and stay with relatives inland.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The teacher told the class to evacuate the room.
- People must evacuate if the alarm rings.
- Many families will evacuate to a safe town.
- We had to evacuate because of the fire.
- Some people did not evacuate, even after the warning.
Verb
technical
C1
action
3
empty the bowels or bladder
to pass waste from the body, especially in medical language
Tipar de utilizare:
to evacuate [the bowels / the bladder]
Greșeală frecventă:
Outside of medical or very formal writing, learners should not use *evacuate* to mean *go to the toilet* in everyday speech. In normal conversation, use informal verbs like *go to the bathroom* or *poop* instead.
Sinonime
defecate (formal and medical; refers specifically to passing solid waste from the bowels)
Antonime
retain (in medical contexts, to keep waste in the body instead of passing it out)
Colocații
evacuate the bowels
|evacuate the bladder
|unable to evacuate
|spontaneously evacuate
|help the patient evacuate
Teme
medicine
|health
|body
Exemple
- The nurse asked if the patient had been able to evacuate his bowels since the operation.
- Certain medications can make it difficult to evacuate the bladder completely.
- The enema was given to help the child evacuate more comfortably.
- Patients may feel abdominal pain if they are unable to evacuate properly.
- The doctor explained that the suppository would help her evacuate her bowels.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The doctor said the man could not evacuate his bowels.
- Medicine can help a sick person evacuate more easily.
- After the operation, she was finally able to evacuate.
- The nurse asked when he last evacuated his bowels.
- The child cried because he could not evacuate.
Verb
formal
C1
action
4
withdraw troops or personnel
to move soldiers, workers, or other people out of a place, often because it is not safe or useful to stay
Tipar de utilizare:
to evacuate [troops / personnel / an embassy]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse *evacuate* and *evict*. *Evacuate* means to move people out for safety or strategic reasons, while *evict* means to legally force someone to leave a home or property.
Sinonime
withdraw (common in military and political contexts; does not itself emphasize danger as much as strategic movement)
Antonime
deploy (means to send troops or personnel into an area, the opposite of removing them)
Colocații
evacuate the embassy
|evacuate troops
|evacuate personnel
|evacuate the city
|evacuate diplomatic staff
|evacuate non-essential staff
Teme
military
|politics
|emergencies
|law
Exemple
- The government decided to evacuate all diplomatic staff from the capital.
- International forces began to evacuate their troops from the region after the peace agreement.
- The company evacuated its personnel from the offshore platform ahead of the storm.
- Several countries rushed to evacuate their citizens from the conflict zone.
- Officials ordered the army to evacuate the city before the enemy advanced.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- They will evacuate the embassy staff this week.
- The army evacuated its soldiers from the area.
- The company evacuated workers from the oil rig.
- Many countries evacuated their people from the war.
- The government evacuated all foreign staff from the city.
Verb
technical
C2
action
5
remove air from a container
to take air or gas out of a closed space, usually in science or engineering
Tipar de utilizare:
to evacuate [a chamber / a tank / a tube]
Sinonime
degass (technical; focuses specifically on removing gas from a liquid or system)
Antonime
pressurize (to increase the pressure inside a container, often by adding gas)
Colocații
evacuate the chamber
|evacuate the tank
|evacuate the tube
|evacuate the system
|fully evacuate the vessel
Teme
science
|engineering
|technology
Exemple
- The laboratory technician evacuated the chamber before starting the experiment.
- Engineers must completely evacuate the tank to prevent contamination.
- The tube is evacuated and then filled with a controlled gas mixture.
- Once the system is evacuated, the valves are sealed and the test begins.
- The process requires the vessel to be evacuated to a very low pressure.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The machine evacuates the air from the bottle.
- Scientists evacuated the chamber before heating the metal.
- They evacuated the tank to create a vacuum.
- The tube is evacuated and then checked for leaks.
- Engineers evacuated the system to remove all gas.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
evacuate
IPA
GB/ɪvˈækjuˌeɪt/
US/ɪvˈækjuˌeɪt/
Silabe și accent
evac - u - ate (3 silabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (u)
Forme ale cuvântului
Verb
- Base: evacuate
- 3rd Person Singular: evacuates
- Present Participle: evacuating
- Past: evacuated
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
evacuates
verb
evacuating
verb
evacuated
verb
Core family
evacuation
noun B2
evacuee
noun
Expresii
evacuate in an orderly fashion
1/ɪvˈækjuˌeɪt ˈɪn ən ˈɔɹdɚli fˈæʃən/
fixed phrase
formal
leave calmly and in order
to leave a building or place in a calm, organized way during an evacuation
Exemple
- Please evacuate in an orderly fashion and follow the exit signs.
- Staff instructed passengers to evacuate in an orderly fashion through the nearest exits.
- The announcement asked everyone to evacuate in an orderly fashion without pushing.
evacuate the area
1/ɪvˈækjuˌeɪt ðə ˈɛɹiə/
fixed phrase
clear an area of people
to move all people out of a place or zone so they are safe
Exemple
- Police ordered everyone to evacuate the area around the bomb threat.
- Residents were told to evacuate the area before the floodwaters arrived.
- Officials decided to evacuate the area near the volcano.
evacuate the building
1/ɪvˈækjuˌeɪt ðə bˈɪldɪŋ/
fixed phrase
make everyone leave a building
to move all people out of a building so they are safe
Exemple
- If you hear the fire alarm, you must evacuate the building immediately.
- Security staff helped students evacuate the building in an orderly way.
- The manager announced that they would evacuate the building due to the gas leak.
order an evacuation
1/ˈɔɹdɚ ən ɪvˌækjuˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
officially require people to leave
to give an official instruction that people must leave a place
Exemple
- The mayor decided to order an evacuation of the coastal towns.
- Authorities may order an evacuation if the fire gets closer.
- Military commanders will order an evacuation if the base is at risk.
mass evacuation
1/mˈæs ɪvˌækjuˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
large-scale movement of people to safety
when a very large number of people are moved from a dangerous place to a safe place
Exemple
- The hurricane led to a mass evacuation of more than one million residents.
- Officials said a mass evacuation might be needed if the river keeps rising.
- The war triggered a mass evacuation from the border regions.
mass evacuation
2/mˈæs ɪvˌækjuˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
large-scale removal of people
The moving of very many people out of a place because it is dangerous or may become dangerous.
Exemple
- Flooding along the river led to a mass evacuation of nearby towns.
- The government prepared for a possible mass evacuation of the capital.