relocated
part of speech
verb (past tense and past participle of relocate: relocate, relocates, relocated, relocating); adjective (relocated)
meaning for a pupil
1) Moved to a new place to live or work. tree →
2) Moved something, such as an office, an animal or a building, to a new place. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life families relocate for a new job; companies relocate offices. In science and nature, animals may be relocated to a safer habitat. It is a slightly formal word for «moved». Phrases: relocated to, was relocated.
examples
- Our family relocated to Canada last summer. tree →
- The company relocated its office to the city centre. tree →
- The koalas were relocated after the bushfire. tree →
- The bus stop has been relocated to the other side of the road. tree →
- The library was relocated to the old town hall. tree →
- Many workers relocated to find jobs. tree →
note
Noun: relocation. More formal than «moved». Re- means again or back, but here re- does not mean the place was visited before.
Trees and pragmatics
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