expel
verb/ɪkˈspel/
/ɪkˈspel/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they expel | /ɪkˈspel/ /ɪkˈspel/ |
| he / she / it expels | /ɪkˈspelz/ /ɪkˈspelz/ |
| past simple expelled | /ɪkˈspeld/ /ɪkˈspeld/ |
| past participle expelled | /ɪkˈspeld/ /ɪkˈspeld/ |
| -ing form expelling | /ɪkˈspelɪŋ/ /ɪkˈspelɪŋ/ |
- expel somebody (from something) to officially make somebody leave a school or an organization
- She was expelled from school at 15.
- Olympic athletes expelled for drug-taking
Collocations EducationEducationLearning- acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/(British English) (some) qualifications
- receive/provide somebody with training/tuition
- develop/design/plan a curriculum/(especially British English) course/(North American English) program/syllabus
- give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar
- hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop
- sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons
- go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school
- be in (North American English) the first, second, etc. grade/(British English) year 1, 2. etc. (at school)
- study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.
- (British English) leave/finish/drop out of/ (North American English) quit school
- (North American English) graduate high school/college
- be the victim/target of bullying
- (British English) play truant from/ (both British English, informal) bunk off/skive off school (= not go to school when you should)
- (both especially North American English) skip/cut class/school
- (British English) cheat in/(North American English) cheat on an exam/a test
- get/be given a detention (for doing something)
- be expelled from/be suspended from school
- do your homework/(British English) revision/a project on something
- work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/(North American English) a paper
- finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies/coursework
- hand in/ (North American English) turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper
- study/prepare/ (British English) revise/ (North American English) review/ (North American English, informal) cram for a test/an exam
- take/ (both British English) do/sit a test/an exam
- (especially British English) mark/ (especially North American English) grade homework/a test
- (British English) do well in/ (North American English) do well on/ (especially North American English, informal) ace a test/an exam
- pass/fail/ (especially North American English, informal) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject
- apply to/get into/go to/start college/(British English) university
- leave/graduate from law school/college/(British English) university (with a degree in computer science)
- study for/take/ (British English) do/complete a law degree/a degree in physics
- (both North American English) major/minor in biology/philosophy
- earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master’s degree/a bachelor’s degree/a PhD in economics
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationc1- They were forcibly expelled from their farm by the occupying authorities.
- All four MPs were expelled from the party for disloyalty.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- forcibly
- immediately
- permanently
- …
- for
- from
- be expelled from school
- get expelled from school
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- expel somebody (from something) to force somebody to leave a country
- International journalists are being expelled.
- His appeal failed and he was expelled from the country.
Extra Examples- The regime decided to expel UK, US and Canadian diplomats.
- They were forced to leave as part of a government drive to expel illegal immigrants.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- forcibly
- immediately
- permanently
- …
- for
- from
- be expelled from school
- get expelled from school
- expel something (from something) (specialist) to force air or water out of a part of the body or from a container
- Expel all the air from your chest.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- forcibly
- immediately
- permanently
- …
- for
- from
- be expelled from school
- get expelled from school
see also expulsion
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin expellere, from ex- ‘out’ + pellere ‘to drive’.
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