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evicted

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ɪˈvɪktɪd// UK //ɪvˈɪktɪd// evict·ed

adj. forced to leave the house or land where you live, usually because you did not pay rent or broke a rule.

adj. having been legally and forcibly removed from a property or premises. Often used predicatively after a linking verb to describe a person's status.


SIMPLE

The family was evicted after they lost their jobs.

CONTEXTUAL

The landlord sent a formal notice before the tenants were eventually evicted for non-payment of rent.

COMPLEX

The local council provided emergency housing for the families who had been evicted from the condemned building following the safety inspection.

Synonyms
Usage

Commonly follows the verb 'to be' or 'to get'; often takes the preposition 'from'.

Pitfall

They were evicted of their homeThey were evicted from their homeThe adjective takes the preposition 'from' to indicate the place, not 'of'.

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