C1
evacuate vs evacuation vs vacate
The difference
| Word | Meaning | Goes with | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| evacuateverb/ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/ | Meaning to move people away from a place because it is dangerous | Goes with evacuate the building | Example Officials ordered residents to evacuate before the storm arrived. |
| evacuationnoun/ɪˌvæk.juˈeɪ.ʃən/ | Meaning the act of moving people away from a dangerous place to a safe one | Goes with emergency evacuation | Example An emergency evacuation was ordered after the fire alarm went off. |
| vacateverb/ˈveɪ.keɪt/ | Meaning to leave a room, building, seat or job so that someone else can use it | Goes with vacate the premises | Example Guests must vacate their rooms by eleven o'clock on the day they leave. |
Which word fits?
1 of 8Pick the word for the gap. Its form may change in the sentence.
Everyone was told to immediately.