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vacant
Universal Words
adjective
1 (of a seat, hotel room, house, etc.) empty; not being used:
vacant properties * The seat next to him was vacant. * (especially AmE) a vacant lot (= a piece of land in a city that is not being used) * There is a room vacant, as it happens.
compareENGAGED, OCCUPIED
2 (formal) if a job in a company is vacant, nobody is doing it and it is available for sb to take:
When the post finally fell (= became) vacant, they offered it to Fiona. * (BrE) Situations Vacant (= a section in a newspaper where jobs are advertised) * The position left vacant in July has not yet been filled.
3 (written) (of a look, an expression, etc.) showing no sign that the person is thinking of anything:
a vacant look / stare * She had large vacant brown eyes.
vacantly adverb:
to look / smile / stare vacantly
