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to vacate
01
to give up a job, post, or position voluntarily
Transitive: to vacate a job position
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
vacate
3rd person singular
vacates
Present participle
vacating
Past simple
vacated
Past participle
vacated
Examples
After years of dedicated service, Sarah decided to vacate her position as the company's CFO.
02
to move out of or exit a place that one previously occupied
Transitive: to vacate a place of residence
Examples
After completing their lease term, the tenants decided to vacate the apartment.
03
to cancel or annul a decision, ruling, or order officially
Transitive: to vacate a decision or order
Examples
Upon the discovery of new evidence, the judge decided to vacate the previous ruling.
Lexical Tree
vacancy
vacant
vacation
vacate
