empty
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/ˈempti/
🇬🇧
/ˈempti/
adjective
A2
having nothing inside
The box was empty after we took out all the toys.
B2
without real meaning or truth
His promises were empty words that he never kept.
R
feeling sad and without purpose
After her friend moved away, she felt empty inside.
R
lacking something expected
The speech was empty of any real solutions to the problem.
verb
B1
to remove everything from inside something
Please empty the trash can when it gets full.
B1
to become empty
The classroom quickly emptied when the bell rang.
B1
to pour out the contents of something
She emptied the water from the bucket into the sink.
R
to make people leave a place
The fire alarm forced us to empty the building quickly.
R
to flow into another place
The river empties into the ocean near the city.
translation
having nothing inside; without real meaning or truth; feeling sad and without purpose; lacking something expected
to remove everything from inside something; to become empty; to pour out the contents of something; to make people leave a place; to flow into another place
Word Forms
Comparative
emptier
Superlative
emptiest
3rd Present
empties
Progressive
emptying
Past
emptied
Perfect
emptied