vacare

Vacare is a Latin verb meaning to be empty, devoid of, or free from; it expresses absence or lack and is part of the first conjugation. The infinitive form is vacāre.

The principal parts are vacō, vacāre, vacāvī, vacātum. It follows regular first-conjugation endings. In the present active indicative, the forms are vacō, vacās, vacat, vacāmus, vacātis, vacant; imperfect vacābam, vacābās, vacābat, vacābāmus, vacābātis, vacābant; perfect vacāvī, vacāvistī, vacāvit, vacāvimus, vacāvistīs, vacāvērunt. The passive uses vacor, vacāris, vacātur, vacāmur, vacāminī, vacantur; the supine is vacātum.

Usage in Latin centers on expressing absence or removal of a thing, and it can be employed with various constructions to indicate lack, shortage, or exemption from duty or possession. It appears in classical texts describing material or abstract emptiness and contexts where something is not present or required.

Etymology and influence: The root vac- is linked to the Latin adjective vacuus meaning empty, and it underpins numerous English derivatives, including vacant, vacancy, vacate, vacuum, and vacuous. These terms retain the core sense of emptiness or absence and reflect the historical connection to the verb vacare.

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