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vacated

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈveɪkeɪtɪd// UK //vˈeɪkeɪtɪd// va·cat·ed

adj. empty or not being used anymore. You use this to describe a place, like a room or a seat, that someone has left.

adj. having been left empty or unoccupied by a previous tenant or occupant. Often used as a participial adjective to describe property, positions, or physical spaces.


SIMPLE

The family moved out and left the house vacated.

CONTEXTUAL

The manager quickly assigned a new team member to the recently vacated office on the third floor.

COMPLEX

The city council struggled to find a commercial tenant for the vacated warehouse, which had stood as a silent landmark since the factory closed five years ago.

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Usage

Often follows a linking verb or appears as a past participle modifying a noun.

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