vacate
verb (used with object)
to give up possession or occupancy of.
had vacated
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past perfectof vacate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By 2026, they had vacated seven of eight.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
When Udogie did make darting central runs, a Tottenham midfielder would drop into the space he had vacated - filling in at full-back.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
In a response, the RSF said that a joint committee had observed that the RSF had vacated all the sites it had visited in the capital.
From Reuters ● Jul. 27, 2023
A Kurdish activist in touch with residents of the city said the security forces had returned to areas of the town they had vacated.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2022
Then, suddenly, with one of her most audible sighs, she stood up and, grim and duty-bound, moved into the washstand area Zooey had vacated.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
