evacuate
gb/ɪvˈækjuˌeɪt/ us/ɪvˈækjuˌeɪt/
B2
Ingles
~ 9400
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pandiwa
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
Padron ng paggamit:
to evacuate [people] from [a place]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
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."*
Mga kasingkahulugan
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)
Mga kasalungat
shelter (means to give people a safe place to stay, often instead of moving them away)
Mga kolokasyon
evacuate the building
|evacuate residents
|evacuate civilians
|evacuate the area
|evacuate thousands of people
|evacuate from coastal towns
Mga tema
emergencies
|safety
|government
|daily_life
|travel
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Pandiwa
B2
action
2
leave a place due to danger
to go out of a place because it is not safe
Padron ng paggamit:
to evacuate [a place] / to evacuate from [a place]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
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"*.
Mga kasingkahulugan
flee (suggests leaving very quickly in fear, often less organized than an evacuation)
|
leave (very general; does not itself imply danger or an emergency)
Mga kasalungat
return (describes going back to a place after having left, often after an evacuation)
Mga kolokasyon
evacuate immediately
|evacuate to higher ground
|residents were told to evacuate
|families chose to evacuate
|evacuate from the city
Mga tema
emergencies
|safety
|travel
|daily_life
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Pandiwa
technical
C1
action
3
empty the bowels or bladder
to pass waste from the body, especially in medical language
Padron ng paggamit:
to evacuate [the bowels / the bladder]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
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.
Mga kasingkahulugan
defecate (formal and medical; refers specifically to passing solid waste from the bowels)
Mga kasalungat
retain (in medical contexts, to keep waste in the body instead of passing it out)
Mga kolokasyon
evacuate the bowels
|evacuate the bladder
|unable to evacuate
|spontaneously evacuate
|help the patient evacuate
Mga tema
medicine
|health
|body
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Pandiwa
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
Padron ng paggamit:
to evacuate [troops / personnel / an embassy]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
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.
Mga kasingkahulugan
withdraw (common in military and political contexts; does not itself emphasize danger as much as strategic movement)
Mga kasalungat
deploy (means to send troops or personnel into an area, the opposite of removing them)
Mga kolokasyon
evacuate the embassy
|evacuate troops
|evacuate personnel
|evacuate the city
|evacuate diplomatic staff
|evacuate non-essential staff
Mga tema
military
|politics
|emergencies
|law
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Pandiwa
technical
C2
action
5
remove air from a container
to take air or gas out of a closed space, usually in science or engineering
Padron ng paggamit:
to evacuate [a chamber / a tank / a tube]
Mga kasingkahulugan
degass (technical; focuses specifically on removing gas from a liquid or system)
Mga kasalungat
pressurize (to increase the pressure inside a container, often by adding gas)
Mga kolokasyon
evacuate the chamber
|evacuate the tank
|evacuate the tube
|evacuate the system
|fully evacuate the vessel
Mga tema
science
|engineering
|technology
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
evacuate
IPA
GB/ɪvˈækjuˌeɪt/
US/ɪvˈækjuˌeɪt/
Mga pantig at diin
evac - u - ate (3 pantig)
Stress on 2nd syllable (u)
Mga anyo ng salita
Verb
- Base: evacuate
- 3rd Person Singular: evacuates
- Present Participle: evacuating
- Past: evacuated
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
evacuates
verb
evacuating
verb
evacuated
verb
Core family
evacuation
noun B2
evacuee
noun
Mga ekspresyon
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
Mga Halimbawa
- 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
Mga Halimbawa
- 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
Mga Halimbawa
- 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
Mga Halimbawa
- 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
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- Flooding along the river led to a mass evacuation of nearby towns.
- The government prepared for a possible mass evacuation of the capital.