vacate
verb (used with object)
to give up possession or occupancy of.
have vacated
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present perfectof vacate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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About 3,000 other people have been evacuated from the region where the Clooneys live, and an additional 224,000 people have vacated the Gironde region of France, CNN reports.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Kyndryl CFO David Wyshner and General Counsel Edward Sebold have vacated their positions, effective immediately, the company said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
What’s more, there are questions about whether Song should have vacated her seat before the 2023 election.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
It was also confirmed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have vacated Frogmore Cottage, in Windsor, Berkshire.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2023
Soon the crowd of simple guests is seated at table in the large sitting-room, which we have vacated for the occasion.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 31, October, 1873 by Various
