empty chair
To draw attention to by providing an empty podium or chair which they would have occupiedTo draw attention to (a person who is absent from a debate) by providing an empty podium or chair which they would have occupied.
» Tom sat down on an empty chair.
Tom setzte sich auf einen freien Stuhl. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том сел на свободный стул. — marafon
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5 sentencesTom sat down on an empty chair.
ruТом сел на свободный стул. — marafon
deTom setzte sich auf einen freien Stuhl. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Matthew began to rock the empty chair back and forth with his foot.
Tom glanced at the empty chair beside him.
Meaning
1 sensesTo draw attention to (a person who is absent from a debate) by providing an empty podium or chair which they would have occupied.
Forms
empty chairs, empty chairing, empty chaired, empty chairedregular
| Base form | empty chair · to empty chair |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | empty chairs |
| Present participle | empty chairing |
| Past simple | empty chaired |
| Past participle | empty chaired |
Tenses
empty chair · empty chaired · will empty chair · have empty chairedPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.