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empty
01
with no one or nothing inside
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
emptiest
Comparative
emptier
gradable
Examples
The empty room echoed with every step, its walls bare and devoid of furniture.
02
lacking emotion or feeling
Examples
After the breakup, she felt empty and lost without her partner.
03
lacking significance, value, or impact
Examples
His words were empty promises.
04
needing food or drink
Examples
I'm empty after skipping breakfast.
to empty
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
empty
3rd person singular
empties
Present participle
emptying
Past simple
emptied
Past participle
emptied
Examples
She had to empty the trash bin before it overflowed.
02
to lose all contents
Transitive: to empty sth [adj]
Examples
The bottle emptied quickly.
03
to cause a place to be vacated of people
Examples
The audience emptied the theater quietly.
04
(of a river) to flow and discharge its water into the sea or a lake
Intransitive: to empty into a sea or lake
Examples
The mighty Amazon River empties into the Atlantic Ocean, forming a vast estuary.
Empty
01
a container that no longer holds any substance or contents
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
empties
Examples
He set the empty on the counter after drinking the juice.
