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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
a vacant room
Hello,
Here's a sentence: "Eight of the rooms have been rented out and the other two are vacant." I think "vacant" in this sentence suggests that nobody is using those rooms. They are not empty, just unoccupied. Does vacant suggest that the rooms are not furnished or anything about furniture?
Thank you
Here's a sentence: "Eight of the rooms have been rented out and the other two are vacant." I think "vacant" in this sentence suggests that nobody is using those rooms. They are not empty, just unoccupied. Does vacant suggest that the rooms are not furnished or anything about furniture?
Thank you
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Vacant means that they are not occupied. I believe empty would mean that they have no furniture. These aren't necessarily the way the two words are used in general, but when talking about renting rooms, this is the difference between them.
- Vacant means that they are not occupied.
- I believe empty would mean that they have no furniture.
- These aren't necessarily the way the two words are used in general, but when talking about renting rooms, this is the difference between them.
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Vacant means that they are not occupied. I believe empty would mean that they have no furniture. These aren't necessarily the way the two words are used in general, but when talking about renting rooms, this is the difference between them.
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Thank you, Philip. I agree with you wholeheartedly. Vacant = unoccupied, available. Empty = no furniture. I native speaker, however, told me that vacant meant empty in this context, but I don't agree. Can we also say that a room is free (nobody is using it)?
Thank you again
Thank you again
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Yes, 'free' can mean that nobody is using it. However, it might be confused with 'at no cost'.
As I said, 'vacant' and 'free' could have the same meaning in general use but probably not in this specific terminology for renting.
As I said, 'vacant' and 'free' could have the same meaning in general use but probably not in this specific terminology for renting.
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