Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)To empty out; to remove.

    The child will devoid the garbage after he devours his sandwich.

Examples

36 sentences

  1. He is devoid of human feeling.

    Він позбавлений людських почуттів.

    ruОн лишён человеческих эмоций.

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  2. The room was devoid of furniture.

    ruВ комнате не было никакой мебели.

    deDas Zimmer war unmöbliert.

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  3. He is devoid of common sense.

    ruОн лишён здравого смысла.

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  4. He was devoid of human feeling.

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  5. She is devoid of common sense.

    ruУ неё нет здравого смысла.

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Origin

From obsolete Middle English verb devoiden, from Old French desvuidier (“to empty out”) (c

From obsolete Middle English verb devoiden, from Old French desvuidier (“to empty out”) (compare French dévider).

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Forms

devoids, devoiding, devoided, devoided
Base formdevoid · to devoid
3rd person singulardevoids
Present participledevoiding
Past simpledevoided
Past participledevoided

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydevoid
he, she, itdevoids

Past simpleLesson

all personsdevoided

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave devoided
he, she, ithas devoided

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill devoid

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
devilishdeviousdevisedevolutiondevolvedevoteB2
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