vacant

adjective/ˈveɪkənt/CEFR B2

খালি, শূন্য; ভাবলেশহীন

Meaning

Empty and available, or of a face, showing no thought.

Example sentences

  • The flat has been vacant for a year.ফ্ল্যাটটি এক বছর ধরে খালি।
  • He gave a vacant stare.সে ভাবলেশহীন দৃষ্টিতে তাকাল।

Common phrases with “vacant”

  • a vacant postশূন্য পদ
  • vacant possessionখালি অবস্থায় দখল
  • a vacant expressionভাবলেশহীন মুখ

A common mistake

The bottle is vacant.→The bottle is empty.

Vacant is for spaces waiting to be occupied — a room, a seat, a post, a plot. A container with nothing in it is empty, and only vacant carries the sense that somebody could move in.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: empty, unoccupied

Antonyms: occupied

Similar words, and what each means

  • empty

    খালি করা, খালি, শূন্য

    To remove everything from inside something.

  • unoccupied

    খালি, কেউ নেই এমন

    Empty of people, or not being used at the moment.

Other English words for “খালি, শূন্য; ভাবলেশহীন”

  • empty

    To remove everything from inside something.

  • bare

    Not covered by clothes, decoration or anything else.

  • unoccupied

    Empty of people, or not being used at the moment.

Opposite words

  • occupied

    দখলকৃত; ব্যস্ত

    Being used by someone, or busy doing something.

“vacant” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • Graduates refuse technical and manual jobs that are vacant because those jobs carry no status.

    Dignity of Labour →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “vacant” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • অবাস্তব, অব্যবহারিক
    • • খালি, শূন্য; ভাবলেশহীন
    • • প্রচণ্ড ক্ষুধার্ত
    • • অনিচ্ছুক, মন না দিয়ে করা
    Show the answer

    খালি, শূন্য; ভাবলেশহীন — vacant (adjective) — খালি, শূন্য; ভাবলেশহীন. Empty and available, or of a face, showing no thought.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “vacant”?

    • • present-day
    • • empty
    • • saggy
    • • superior
    Show the answer

    empty — empty — খালি করা, খালি, শূন্য. To remove everything from inside something.

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