unoccupied

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Not being used or filled; empty.

   She found an unoccupied seat near the window.

2. 2
   adj

   Having no one living in it.

   The house had been unoccupied for years and was falling apart.

3. 3
   adj

   Not busy; with nothing to do.

   He felt restless during the long unoccupied afternoon.

4. 4
   adj

   Not controlled or taken over by foreign troops.

   They fled to the unoccupied areas of France during the war.

Common collocations

• unoccupied house Adjective + noun

From Middle English unoccupied; equivalent to un- + occupied.

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