vacant

UK /ˈveɪkənt/ US /ˈveɪkənt/

adj 4

Definitions

adj

Not occupied; empty.

a vacant room

a vacant consulate

Not present; absent.

And Pierre felt that never, never would he be able to embrace Isabel with the mere brotherly embrace; while the thought of any other caress, which took hold of any domesticness, was entirely vacant from his uncontaminated soul, for it had never consciously intruded there.

Blank.

a vacant page

Showing no intelligence or interest.

a vacant stare

a vacant look in her eyes

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

become, fall (only used of jobs)

When the manager retired, a position fell vacant in our marketing team.

remain

leave sth

When the manager suddenly quit, she left the position vacant for several months.

keep sth

We kept the apartment vacant while deciding whether to sell it.

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

a vacant room

Wiktionary

a vacant consulate

Wiktionary

Below and to rearward circles the Tweed, silver grey on a dark brown field. Beside its low banks no tourists linger, vacant hangs the quivering bridge; down the narrow lanes no carriages come pressing

Wiktionary

Is there a vacant seat?

Tatoeba · #18352

How about playing catch in the vacant lot near by?

Tatoeba · #18731

Two seats were vacant.

Tatoeba · #28187

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, vacant is marked as rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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