evicte‧vict /ɪˈvɪkt/ verb [transitive] 
They were unable to pay the rent, and were evicted from their home.be/get evicted They refused to leave and were forcibly evicted (=evicted by force). attempts to have them evicted—eviction /ɪˈvɪkʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]: The family now faces eviction from their home.
WORD ORIGINevict
Origin:
1500-1600 Latin past participle of evincere; ➔ EVINCEVERB TABLE
evict
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | evict |
| he, she, it | evicts | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | evicted |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have evicted |
| he, she, it | has evicted | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had evicted |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will evict |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have evicted |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am evicting |
| he, she, it | is evicting | |
| you, we, they | are evicting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was evicting |
| you, we, they | were evicting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been evicting |
| he, she, it | has been evicting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been evicting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be evicting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been evicting |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Frank was evicted from his apartment four months ago.
- Her mother, who has now been evicted from her home too, is staying with friends.
- If we are evicted we'll have nowhere to go.
- They had been evicted for non-payment of rent.
- But for twenty years a south hereford district council has tried to get them evicted.
- It is the building society who's evicting you, Mr Travers, not your landlord.
- One man was evicted when he was discovered to be carrying two small cans of paint.
- Rabbits are not territorial creatures to the extent of evicting other rabbits moving into their home ground from further afield.
- Thumbelina, evicted, lived in the woods for the entire summer until winter.
- Twenty years ago, the police were coming down the street to evict everybody.
- With a mixture of threats and promises, Halvorsen managed to evict his determined offspring, and led Floyd into the office.
Longman Language Activatorto make someone leave the house where they live
also chuck somebody out British to force someone to leave the place where they live: · Why were you thrown out of your apartment?· Their landlord's threatening to chuck them out.throw somebody out on the street (=make someone leave their home immediately, even if they have nowhere else to go): · She was thrown out on the street when her family discovered she was pregnant.
to legally force someone to leave the house where they are living, especially because they should not be there or they have not paid their rent: · If we are evicted, we'll have nowhere to go.· They had been evicted for non-payment of rent.· Her mother, who has now been evicted from her home too, is staying with friends.
to tell someone officially that they must leave the place they are renting by a particular date: · How many weeks' notice does your landlord have to give you?give somebody notice to leave/quit: · It came as a complete surprise to them when they were given notice to quit their premises within six days.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY They refused to leave and were forcibly evicted (=evicted by force).COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
to tell someone legally that they must leave the house they are living inevict somebody from something They refused to leave and were forcibly evicted (=evicted by force).· Groups of two or three male lions try to take over harems of females by forcibly evicting the existing male owners.· A cantankerous sojourn in Aberdeen ended when he was forcibly evicted from his lodgings.
NOUN· The bishop was then evicted from his home.· Others have been evicted from abusive homes or left because their parents have no money, food or love to give them.· There were 85, 000 businesses bankrupt, 5, 000 bank failures, 275, 000 families evicted from their homes.
VERB· If she tried to evict him an undignified struggle would only ensue and she wouldn't give him the satisfaction.· But for twenty years a south hereford district council has tried to get them evicted.
They were unable to pay the rent, and were evicted from their home.be/get evicted They refused to leave and were forcibly evicted (=evicted by force). attempts to have them evicted—eviction /ɪˈvɪkʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]: The family now faces eviction from their home.