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to evacuate the area

to evacuate the area

6 4.1
Leave a place because it is dangerous or officials tell you to
  • phrasal verb
  • /ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt ði ˈɛr.i.ə/
translation icon : evacuar la zona
  • When the fire alarm sounded, everyone was required to evacuate the area immediately.
  • please evacuate the area
  • evacuate the area immediately
  • ordered to evacuate the area

Examples

Synonyms

to get out
vsto evacuate the area
∞ 1.0

Leave a place or situation

adds the idea of safety and official orders to simple leaving
to get out of here
vsto evacuate the area
  • Informal
∞ 3.0

Leave a place quickly or suddenly

is used for ordered or safety leaving rather than casual departures
to escape
vsto evacuate the area
∞ 1.0

To get away from a place where you are kept or are in danger

focuses on official or ordered departure for safety rather than mere getaway
to go away
vsto evacuate the area
709 1.0

To leave a place or person and go somewhere else

focuses on leaving because of danger or official orders rather than simple departing
to evacuate
vsto evacuate the area
344 4.1

To move people out of a place because it is dangerous, for example during a fire

is the multiword official phrasing used for ordered place clearing
to flee
vsto evacuate the area
331 2.4

To run away from a place because it is dangerous

is used for ordered safety departures rather than sudden personal escape
to take off
vsto evacuate the area
273 3.2

To leave a place quickly, often to travel somewhere else

implies organized safety departure under danger or orders rather than casual leaving
to retreat
vsto evacuate the area
235 4.0

To move back from a place or plan to avoid danger

focuses on ordered public safety leaving rather than personal withdrawal
to exit
vsto evacuate the area
125 1.0

To go out of a place or leave a situation

is used specifically for safety-motivated clearing under instruction rather than general leaving
to retreat from
vsto evacuate the area
13 4.4

To move back from a place or activity to avoid danger and trouble

is about leaving a place for safety often by official order rather than tactical withdrawal
to rush away
vsto evacuate the area
2 2.5

Leave a place quickly because you are in a hurry

emphasizes leaving for safety under danger or official orders rather than hurry
to blow town
vsto evacuate the area
  • Informal
2 9.8

To leave a place quickly to avoid trouble

is centered on official or ordered place clearing for public safety not avoiding trouble

Antonyms

to stay
∞ 1.0

To remain in one place and not leave

to remain
∞ 1.0

To stay in the same place or state and not change

How Quickly

to run for one's life
  • Informal
25 3.9
to flee
331 2.4
to evacuate the area
6 4.1
to clear out
91 3.1
to leave
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

evacuate the area infinitive
evacuated the area past
evacuated the area past participle
evacuating the area present participle
evacuates the area third person singular

Morphology

evacuate + the + area

The meaning 'to leave a particular place for safety reasons' is directly and transparently derived from 'evacuate' (to move people/leave for safety) combined with 'area' (a region), with 'the' functioning only as a determiner. This is a straightforward compositional instruction common across languages and thus predictable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.

Etymology

The phrase evacuate the area comes from a simple picture of emptying a place: to evacuate is to move people out so the area is left empty. So today evacuate the area means 'to leave a place because it is dangerous or by official order'.