Pronunciation: /ˈɛmpti tʃɛr/
noun a person's seat that is unoccupied
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
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.
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.
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