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# evict

verb (evict, evicts, evicted, evicting)

«evict» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (law, home) To force someone to leave the house or land they live in, usually by law because they did not pay rent or broke the rules. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evict/#m1)
2. To make someone or something leave a place: «The cuckoo chick evicts the other eggs from the nest.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evict/#m2)

### In the lessons

In adult-life lessons eviction is a serious problem for families who cannot pay their rent; the landlord must follow the law. In nature lessons animals can be evicted from nests or burrows. Phrases: «be evicted», «evict the tenants», «an eviction notice».

### Examples

- The family was evicted when they could not pay the rent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evict/#x1)
- A landlord cannot evict tenants without following the law. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evict/#x2)
- The cuckoo chick evicts the other eggs from the nest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evict/#x3)
- The squirrels were evicted from the loft by the pest controller. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evict/#x4)
- They got a letter warning that they might be evicted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evict/#x5)
- Badger never evicted anyone from his warm home in the Wild Wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evict/#x6)
- Being evicted can be very hard for children who must change school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evict/#x7)

### Note

Past form «evicted». Noun «eviction». Usually passive: «they were evicted». In many countries charities and councils help families who are threatened with eviction.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «evict» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evict/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«evict» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/evict.html) on Mova free.