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evacuare

/e.vaˈkwa.re/verbB2
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Meaning

to evacuate

  • to remove people from a dangerous place to a safer one
  • to empty or vacate a premises or area

In a sentence

I vigili del fuoco hanno ordinato di evacuare l'edificio immediatamente.

The firefighters ordered the building to be evacuated immediately.

Tutti gli abitanti del quartiere furono evacuati a causa dell'inondazione.

All residents of the neighbourhood were evacuated due to the flood.

Perché non avete evacuato la scuola dopo il primo allarme?

Why didn't you evacuate the school after the first alarm?

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
evacuareinfinitive
evacuoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
evacuiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
evacuaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
evacuiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
evacuateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
evacuanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
evacuavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
evacuaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
evacuavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
evacuavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
evacuavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
evacuavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
evacuaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
evacuastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
evacuòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
evacuammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
evacuasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
evacuaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
evacueròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
evacueraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
evacueràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
evacueremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
evacuereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
evacuerannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
evacuisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
evacuisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
evacuisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
evacuiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
evacuiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
evacuinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
evacuassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
evacuassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
evacuassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
evacuassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
evacuastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
evacuasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
evacuereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
evacueresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
evacuerebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
evacueremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
evacueresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
evacuerebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
evacuaimperative · singular · 2nd person
evacuiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
evacuateimperative · plural · 2nd person
evacuandogerund
evacuatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Can take either the area or the people as its direct object: 'evacuare la scuola' or 'evacuare gli studenti'.

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