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# oust

verb (oust, ousts, ousted, ousting)

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

## Everyday

To oust someone is to force them out of a place, job or position so that they lose it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oust/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories a wicked person ousts the rightful king from his throne

### Examples

- The new queen ousted the old king from his castle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oust/#x1)
- Bright new songs have ousted the old ones in our class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oust/#x2)
- The cruel uncle tried to oust the young prince. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oust/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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