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Collocations for exile - noun

1. being sent to live in another country

ADJECTIVE

long
permanent
enforced (esp. BrE), forced
self-imposed, voluntary
internal
Many spent decades in prison or in internal exile.
tax (BrE)
They are in tax exile from the UK.

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VERB + exile

be driven into, be forced into, be sent into
flee into, go into
He went into exile after the overthrow of the government.
live in
They joined the many other Armenians living in exile.
die in
recall sb from
return from
He still hopes to return from exile one day.

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PREPOSITION

in exile
She had spent 40 years in exile.
exile from
Dante died in exile from Florence.
exile to
his exile to America

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PHRASES

a place of exile, sb's return from exile
the story of the emperor's return from exile

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2. person forced to live in another country

ADJECTIVE

political
tax (esp. BrE)
returning

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exile + VERB

live
a political exile living in London
return
A general amnesty was granted, allowing political exiles to return freely.

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Collocations for exile - verb

ADVERB

permanently, temporarily
effectively
He was effectively exiled after a failed bid for power.
forcibly

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PREPOSITION

for
He was exiled for his beliefs.
from
The family was exiled from France.
to
He was exiled to Siberia.

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