Empty Chair

A2 8+

Pronunciation: /ˈɛmpti tʃɛr/

Definitions of empty chair

noun a person's seat that is unoccupied

Example Sentences

A1 The empty chair at the table was waiting for someone to sit in it.

A2 She looked at the empty chair next to her and wondered where her friend had gone.

B1 The empty chair in the meeting room symbolized the absence of a key team member.

B2 As he walked into the room, he noticed the empty chair by the window and decided to sit there.

C1 The empty chair in the boardroom served as a constant reminder of the company's former CEO.

C2 Sitting in the empty chair in the corner, she reflected on the events that had led her to this moment.

adjective describing the chair as lacking occupants or contents

Example Sentences

A1 There is an empty chair at the table.

A2 She sat in the empty chair by the window.

B1 The meeting room had several empty chairs available for participants.

B2 He felt a sense of loneliness as he looked at the empty chair next to him.

C1 The empty chair symbolized the absence of a key team member in the project meeting.

C2 The empty chair at the head of the table reminded everyone of the CEO's sudden resignation.

Examples of empty chair in a Sentence

formal The board meeting began with an empty chair, symbolizing the absence of the CEO.

informal There's always an empty chair at our family gatherings for Uncle Joe who lives overseas.

slang I walked into the party and saw an empty chair, so I knew I had to grab it before someone else did.

figurative Her heart felt like an empty chair, longing for the presence of her lost loved one.

Grammatical Forms of empty chair

past tense

emptied

plural

empty chairs

comparative

emptier

superlative

emptiest

present tense

empty chair

future tense

will empty chair

perfect tense

has emptied chair

continuous tense

is emptying chair

singular

empty chair

positive degree

empty chair

infinitive

to empty chair

gerund

emptying chair

participle

empty chaired

Origin and Evolution of empty chair

First Known Use: 1601 year
Language of Origin: Old French and English
Story behind the word: The term 'empty chair' likely originated from the Old French word 'chaiere' meaning chair, combined with the English word 'empty' to signify a seat that is unoccupied.
Evolution of the word: Originally used to simply describe a chair that is unoccupied, the term 'empty chair' has evolved to symbolize absence, vacancy, or a missing person in various contexts such as politics, meetings, or events.