A2verb · transitive · common

empty

emp·ty

empty · empties · emptied · emptying

спорожнити, спорожняти, спорожнювати

вынуть, вынимать, опустошать, опустошить

leer machen, leeren, entleeren, ausleeren

To make empty; to remove the contents ofTo make empty; to remove the contents of.

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/ˈɛm(p).ti/

» Tom returned to Boston empty-handed.

Том повернувся до Бостона з пустими руками. — deniko

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Meaning

2 senses

(ergative, transitive)To make empty; to remove the contents of.
to empty a well or a cistern
The cinema emptied quickly after the end of the film.
leeren, entleeren, ausleeren
опустоша́тьopustošátʹ, опустоши́тьopustošítʹ, опорожня́тьoporožnjátʹ
спорожня́тиsporožnjáty, споро́жнюватиsporóžnjuvaty, спорожни́тиsporožnýty
make void or empty of contents
(intransitive)Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination.
Salmon River empties on the W shore about 2 miles below Bear River.

Examples

1237 sentences

Tom returned to Boston empty-handed.
Том повернувся до Бостона з пустими руками. — deniko
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I didn't want to leave empty-handed.
Я не хотів іти з порожніми руками. — deniko
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The house was empty except for a cat.
Будинок був пустим, за винятком кота. — deniko
deDas Haus war leer bis auf eine Katze. — Manfredo
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I opened the box, but it was empty.
Я відкрив ящик, але він був пустий. — deniko
ruЯ открыл коробку, но она была пуста. — saiko
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I don't like working on an empty stomach.
Я не люблю працювати на голодний шлунок. — deniko
ruЯ не люблю работать на пустой желудок. — marafon
deIch arbeite nicht gerne mit leerem Magen. — raggione
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

to make empty:

Русский

By meaning 1

to make empty:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to make empty:

Origin

From Middle English emty, amty, from Old English ǣmtiġ, ǣmettiġ (“vacant, empty, free, idl

From 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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