vacant

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

va·cant BrE [ˈveɪkənt] NAmE [ˈveɪkənt] adjective
1. (of a seat, hotel room, house, etc.)empty; not being used
Syn: ↑unoccupied
•vacant properties
•The seat next to him was vacant.
• (especially NAmE)a vacant lot (= a piece of land in a city that is not being used)
•There is a room vacant, as it happens.
compare ↑engaged, ↑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. (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.
Derived Word: ↑vacantly

Word Origin:
[vacant vacantly] Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin vacant- ‘remaining empty’, from the verb vacare.

Example Bank:
•A seat became vacant and he sat down in it.
•The job will be kept vacant for a few more weeks.
•The office of president had been left vacant since her retirement.
•There are very few vacant properties available in the area.
•a vacant lot