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8 Dec 2022
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What is the difference between "to kick out" and "to remove" and "to banish" and "to expe"l and "to dismiss"?
Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between "to kick out" and "to remove" and "to banish" and "to expe"l and "to dismiss"?
Feel free to just provide example sentences.
Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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9 Dec 2022
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- English (US)
- English (UK)
(informal) to kick out- to force someone to leave
He was kicked out of the restaurant for arguing with the waiter.
to remove- to force someone to leave physically
The security guards removed him from the premises.
to banish- to revoke one's access to a place permanently
The evil witch was banished from the kingdom forever.
to expel- to revoke one's access to a place permanently (again)
This one is used mainly in school organizations.
Her daughter was expelled for bringing a knife to school.
to dismiss- to order or allow a person to leave (the person dismissed mostly has a choice)
The teacher dismissed everyone from class.
I will dismiss her for stealing company funds.
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- English (US)
The student got kicked out of school for fighting. (Expel could be used here too. Expelled from school)
The teenagers were removed from the libarary for talking loudly.
The foreign spy was caught and banished from the country.
Because he kept making mistakes the employee was dismissed from his position.
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- English (US)
- English (UK)
(informal) to kick out- to force someone to leave
He was kicked out of the restaurant for arguing with the waiter.
to remove- to force someone to leave physically
The security guards removed him from the premises.
to banish- to revoke one's access to a place permanently
The evil witch was banished from the kingdom forever.
to expel- to revoke one's access to a place permanently (again)
This one is used mainly in school organizations.
Her daughter was expelled for bringing a knife to school.
to dismiss- to order or allow a person to leave (the person dismissed mostly has a choice)
The teacher dismissed everyone from class.
I will dismiss her for stealing company funds.
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