vacant
adjective/ˈveɪkənt/
/ˈveɪkənt/
- (of a seat, hotel room, house, etc.) empty; not being used synonym unoccupied
- There are very few vacant properties available in the area.
- The seat next to him was vacant.
- (especially North American English) a vacant lot (= a piece of land in a city that is not being used)
- There is a room vacant, as it happens.
- A seat became vacant and he sat down in it.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- fall
- …
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- (formal) if a job in a company is vacant, nobody is doing it and it is available for somebody to take
- When the post finally fell (= became) vacant, they offered it to Fiona.
- (British English) Situations Vacant (= a section in a newspaper or on a website where jobs are advertised)
- The position left vacant in July has not yet been filled.
Extra Examples- The job will be kept vacant for a few more weeks.
- The office of president had been left vacant since her retirement.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- fall
- …
- (of a look, an expression, etc.) showing no sign that the person is thinking of anything
- a vacant look
- She had large vacant brown eyes.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, or from Latin vacant- ‘remaining empty’, from the verb vacare.
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