unoccupied
part of speech
adjective (unoccupied)
meaning for a pupil
1) Unoccupied means empty, with nobody using it or living in it: an unoccupied house. tree →
2) An unoccupied seat has no one sitting in it. tree →
3) Unoccupied can also mean not busy, with nothing to do. tree →
sense in the lessons
Maths: the part of seats, rooms or places that are empty: unoccupied = total − occupied. Everyday: unoccupied (vacant) seats, toilets showing «vacant», empty houses.
examples
- Of the 50 seats, 38 are occupied. How many are unoccupied? tree →
- 12 rooms in the hotel are unoccupied. tree →
- Half the tables were unoccupied. tree →
- How many seats are unoccupied? tree →
- The old house has been unoccupied for years. tree →
- Is this seat unoccupied? tree →
- The toilet sign shows green when it is unoccupied. tree →
- As he wandered about in search of food and shelter, he came to a cave, which he entered and found to be unoccupied. tree →
note
Prefix un- (not) + occupied. Asks for the remainder: unoccupied = total − occupied. Trap: none. Synonyms: empty, vacant, free.
Trees and pragmatics
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