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vaquer

Pronunciation: /va.ke/

“vaquer” is a French word. Its 5 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to vacate
  2. to discontinue
  3. to busy oneself with, to be occupied with
  4. to scurry about looking for food
  5. to get down to business

In French

  1. Être vacant, ne pas être occupé, ne pas être rempli; en parlant proprement des emplois, des charges, des dignités, des bénéfices, etc.
  2. Cesser, dans les tribunaux, les fonctions ordinaires, pendant quelque temps.
  3. S’occuper de quelque chose. — Il est alors suivi de la préposition à.
  4. Aller et venir, déambuler.

Etymology

Inherited from Old French vaquer, itself borrowed from Latin vacāre.

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