Meaning
12 sensesDevoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
an empty purse
an empty jug
leer, inhaltslos
пусто́йpustój, поро́жнийporóžnij
поро́жнійporóžnij, пусти́йpustýj
holding or containing nothing
Containing no elements (as of a string, array, or set), opposed to being null (having no valid value).
Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.
Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; said of language.
empty words, or threats
empty offer
Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.
empty pleasures
Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial.
empty dreams
Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy.
empty brains
an empty coxcomb
Not pregnant; not producing offspring when expected to do so during the breeding season.
Empty cow rates have increased in recent years.
Hungry.
Lacking between the onset of tasting and the finish.
(obsolete)Free; clear; devoid; often with of.
devoid of significance or force
(obsolete)Producing nothing; unfruitful.
an empty vine
Examples
1237 sentencesTom returned to Boston empty-handed.
Том повернувся до Бостона з пустими руками.
I didn't want to leave empty-handed.
Я не хотів іти з порожніми руками.
The house was empty except for a cat.
Будинок був пустим, за винятком кота.
deDas Haus war leer bis auf eine Katze.
I opened the box, but it was empty.
Я відкрив ящик, але він був пустий.
ruЯ открыл коробку, но она была пуста.
I don't like working on an empty stomach.
Я не люблю працювати на голодний шлунок.
ruЯ не люблю работать на пустой желудок.
deIch arbeite nicht gerne mit leerem Magen.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English emty, amty, from Old English ǣmtiġ, ǣmettiġ (“vacant, empty, free, idlFrom Middle English emty, amty, from Old English ǣmtiġ, ǣmettiġ (“vacant, empty, free, idle, unmarried”, literally “without must or obligation, leisurely”), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”) + Proto-Germanic *mōtijô, *mōtô (“must, obligation, need”), *mōtiþô (“ability, accommodation”), from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“measure; to acquire, possess, be in command”). Related to Old English ġeǣmtigian (“to empty”), ǣmetta (“leisure”), mōtan (“can, to be allowed”). More at mote, meet.
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Forms
emptier, emptiestSynonyms
15 synonyms- needing nourishment:empty-bellied
- devoid of significance or force:hollowvacuous
Antonyms
18 antonymsWord family
39 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- an an empty
- an empty stomach
- boxes are empty
- is almost empty
- empty beer cans
- room was empty
- almost empty
- empty stomach
- empty handed
- empty beer
- home empty handed
- is completely empty