Meaning of the word vacant in English

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vacant

US /ˈveɪ.kənt/

UK /ˈveɪ.kənt/

empty; not filled or occupied

Example:

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The house has been vacant for a year.

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There are no vacant seats left on the train.

Synonym:

empty unoccupied unused available

Synonym:

occupied filled full

(of a person's expression or manner) showing no thought or intelligence; blank

Example:

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He stared at the wall with a vacant expression.

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Her eyes were vacant, as if she wasn't really there.

Synonym:

blank expressionless empty unthinking

Synonym:

alert attentive intelligent

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