Vacate

To leave a place where you are staying or working because you no longer need to be there. For example, when a family moves out of a house, they vacate it so someone else can move in.

Examples

• When the fire alarm rang at school, we had to quickly vacate the building and gather in the field to make sure everyone was safe.
• After the summer camp ended, we had to vacate our cabins and say goodbye to our new friends before heading home.
• The teacher asked us to vacate our seats so that she could rearrange the classroom for the exciting science fair project we were working on.

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