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exiled

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈɛɡˌzaɪɫd// UK //ˈɛɡzaɪld// ex·iled

adj. forced to live away from your own country, usually for political reasons. It describes someone who cannot go home because it is not safe or they are not allowed.

adj. living in a state of forced absence from one's native country or home. Often used as a participial adjective following a linking verb or preceding a noun.


SIMPLE

The exiled leader lived in a small house in London.

CONTEXTUAL

After the revolution, the royal family remained exiled in a neighboring country for over twenty years.

COMPLEX

The poet spent his final years as an exiled figure, writing nostalgic verses about the landscapes of a homeland he was forbidden from ever visiting again.

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Often follows the verb 'to be' or 'to live'; can also function as a noun when preceded by 'the' ('the exiled').

Pitfall

He was exiled from three years.He was exiled for three years.Use 'for' to show the duration of the exile; 'from' is used to indicate the place the person was forced to leave.

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