evakuieren
Translation
to evacuate
Examples
Die Polizei evakuiert das Gebäude.
The police are evacuating the building.
Die Bewohner wurden schnell evakuiert.
The residents were evacuated quickly.
Grammar Patterns
((sth./sb.)) to evacuate sth./sb. The police are evacuating the building.
((sth./sb.)) ((from sth.)) to evacuate sth./sb. from sth. They evacuated the people from the danger zone.
Similar Words
Synonym: räumen (to clear)
Etymology
From Latin 'evacuare', meaning 'to empty out' (e- 'out' + vacuus 'empty'). It's an international word.
Memory Tips
Very similar to 'evacuate' in English and related words in many other languages (fr: évacuer, es: evacuar).