empty

[US]/ˈempti/
[UK]/ˈempti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. containing nothing, devoid of content, desolate

vt. & vi. to make or become empty, to remove all contents from

vt. to clear out, to pour out

Phrases & Collocations

empty space

empty room

empty bottle

feel empty

empty stomach

empty talk

empty of

empty nest

empty box

empty container

empty handed

empty out

empty word

empty the trash

empty into

empty nest syndrome

Example Sentences

an empty chair; empty desert.

the room was empty of furniture.

an empty stretch of highway.

The empty hall echoed.

empty oneself of doubt.

the empty apparition

the burglar left empty-handed.

empty the box of rubbish into the fire

platoons of empty bottles

The room was nearly empty of furniture.

the bare facts.See Synonyms at empty

writing barren of insight.See Synonyms at empty

Real-world Examples

The time for empty talk is over.

Source: Trump's inauguration speech

I assuaged my conscience with empty words.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Row upon row of empty baskets, empty shelves.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2023 Collection

Thunder claps above the empty streets.

Source: Beethoven lives upstairs from me.

They're going to empty the whole stadium, yeah.

Source: Conan Talk Show

The empty space past Neptune isn't exactly empty.

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

Beckett's plays are almost completely empty of action.

Source: Crash Course in Drama

And a search of the theater turned up empty.

Source: English little tyrant

If it doesn't rain, this will end up empty.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2023 Compilation

Then he should march on shore, leaving the boat quite empty.

Source: American Original Language Arts Third Volume

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