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emp·ty
(ĕmp′tē)adj. emp·ti·er, emp·ti·est
1.
a. Having nothing inside or on the surface; holding or containing nothing: an empty bag; an empty lot.
b. Mathematics Having no elements or members; null: an empty set.
2.
a. Having no occupants; not being used: an empty chair.
b. Not having an incumbent or occupant; unfilled: an empty post at the embassy.
c. Not put to purposeful use; idle: empty hours.
3. Lacking force or power: an empty threat.
4. Lacking purpose or substance; meaningless: an empty life.
5. Needing nourishment; hungry: "More fierce and more inexorable far / Than empty tigers or the roaring sea" (Shakespeare).
6. Devoid; destitute: empty of pity.
v. emp·tied, emp·ty·ing, emp·ties
v.tr.
1. To remove the contents of: emptied the dishwasher.
2. To transfer or pour off completely: empty the ashes into a pail.
3. To unburden; relieve: empty oneself of doubt.
v.intr.
1. To become empty: The theater emptied after the performance.
2. To discharge its contents: The river empties into a bay.
n. pl. emp·ties Informal
An empty container.
[Middle English, from Old English ǣmtig, vacant, unoccupied, from ǣmetta, leisure; see med- in Indo-European roots.]
emp′ti·ly adv.
emp′ti·ness n.
Synonyms: empty, vacant, blank, void, vacuous
These adjectives mean without contents that could or should be present. Empty is the broadest and can apply to what lacks contents (an empty box), occupants (an empty seat), or substance (an empty promise). Vacant has a similar range of application, including lacking an occupant (a vacant auditorium), an incumbent (a vacant position), or something useful or substantial (a vacant lot); it can also refer to what is without intelligence or expression (a vacant stare). Blank applies specifically to the absence of writing or images on a surface (a blank page; a blank screen) and can extend to a lack of awareness or understanding (a blank look). Void emphasizes the utter degree to which something is lacking, whether physical (a planet void of life) or intangible (a humdrum performance void of spirit or energy). Vacuous describes what is lacking in substance, interest, or intelligence (vacuous entertainment; a vacuous personality). See Also Synonyms at vain.
These adjectives mean without contents that could or should be present. Empty is the broadest and can apply to what lacks contents (an empty box), occupants (an empty seat), or substance (an empty promise). Vacant has a similar range of application, including lacking an occupant (a vacant auditorium), an incumbent (a vacant position), or something useful or substantial (a vacant lot); it can also refer to what is without intelligence or expression (a vacant stare). Blank applies specifically to the absence of writing or images on a surface (a blank page; a blank screen) and can extend to a lack of awareness or understanding (a blank look). Void emphasizes the utter degree to which something is lacking, whether physical (a planet void of life) or intangible (a humdrum performance void of spirit or energy). Vacuous describes what is lacking in substance, interest, or intelligence (vacuous entertainment; a vacuous personality). See Also Synonyms at vain.
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empty
(ˈɛmptɪ)adj, -tier or -tiest
1. (Mathematics) containing nothing
2. without inhabitants; vacant or unoccupied
3. carrying no load, passengers, etc
4. without purpose, substance, or value: an empty life.
5. insincere or trivial: empty words.
6. not expressive or vital; vacant: she has an empty look.
7. informal hungry
8. (foll by: of) devoid; destitute: a life empty of happiness.
9. informal drained of energy or emotion: after the violent argument he felt very empty.
10. (Mathematics) maths logic (of a set or class) containing no members
11. (Logic) philosophy logic (of a name or description) having no reference
vb, -ties, -tying or -tied
12. to make or become empty
13. (when: intr, foll by into) to discharge (contents)
14. (often foll by: of) to unburden or rid (oneself): to empty oneself of emotion.
n, pl -ties
an empty container, esp a bottle
[Old English ǣmtig, from æmetta free time, from æ- without + -metta, from mōtan to be obliged to; see must1]
ˈemptiable adj
ˈemptier n
ˈemptily adv
ˈemptiness n
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emp•ty
(ˈɛmp ti)adj. -ti•er, -ti•est, adj.
1. containing nothing; devoid of contents.
2. vacant; unoccupied.
3. devoid of human activity.
4. hollow; meaningless.
5. unemployed; idle: empty days.
6. Math. (of a set) containing no elements; null; void.
7. hungry.
8. frivolous; foolish.
v.t. 9. to make empty.
10. to discharge (contents).
v.i. 11. to become empty.
12. to debouch: The river empties into the sea.
n. 13. an empty container.
Idioms: running on empty, having lost vitality, significance, or creative abilities.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English ǣmettig vacant]
emp′ti•a•ble, adj.
emp′ti•er, n.
emp′ti•ly, adv.
emp′ti•ness, n.
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empty
- First meant "at leisure, unoccupied," and it could also mean "unmarried."See also related terms for leisure.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
empty
Past participle: emptied
Gerund: emptying
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| Noun | 1. |  empty - a container that has been emptied; "return all empties to the store"container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) |
| Verb | 1. | empty - make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" bail - empty (a vessel) by bailing bleed - drain of liquid or steam; "bleed the radiators"; "the mechanic bled the engine" evacuate - empty completely; "evacuate the bottle" evacuate - create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel) eviscerate - remove the contents of; "eviscerate the stomach" void - clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place or receptacle) of something; "The chemist voided the glass bottle"; "The concert hall was voided of the audience" clear - remove the occupants of; "Clear the building" clear - rid of instructions or data; "clear a memory buffer" exhaust - use up the whole supply of; "We have exhausted the food supplies" knock out - empty (as of tobacco) by knocking out; "knocked out a pipe" drain - empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank" gut - empty completely; destroy the inside of; "Gut the building" |
| 2. | empty - become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" | |
| 3. |  empty - leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight" | |
| 4. | empty - remove; "Empty the water" | |
| 5. | empty - excrete or discharge from the body suction - empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction; "suction the uterus in an abortion" | |
| Adj. | 1. | empty - holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours" full - containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing" |
| 2. |  empty - devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"meaningless, nonmeaningful - having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation" | |
| 3. | empty - needing nourishment; "after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"; "empty-bellied children" hungry - feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; "a world full of hungry people" | |
| 4. | empty - emptied of emotion; "after the violent argument he felt empty" drained - emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid); "a drained marsh"; "a drained tank"; "a drained and apathetic old man...not caring any longer about anything" |
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empty
adjective
1. bare, clear, abandoned, deserted, vacant, free, void, desolate, destitute, uninhabited, unoccupied, waste, unfurnished, untenanted, without contents, MT (S.M.S.) The room was bare and empty.
bare full, stuffed, packed, occupied, inhabited
bare full, stuffed, packed, occupied, inhabited
2. meaningless, cheap, hollow, vain, idle, trivial, ineffective, futile, insubstantial, insincere, MT (S.M.S.) His father said he was going to beat him, but he knew it was an empty threat.
3. meaningless, hollow, pointless, worthless, unsatisfactory, futile, unreal, senseless, frivolous, fruitless, aimless, inane, valueless, purposeless, otiose, bootless, MT (S.M.S.) My life was hectic but empty before I met him.
meaningless interesting, full, useful, busy, satisfying, occupied, valuable, fulfilled, worthwhile, meaningful, purposeful
meaningless interesting, full, useful, busy, satisfying, occupied, valuable, fulfilled, worthwhile, meaningful, purposeful
4. blank, absent, vacant, stony, deadpan, vacuous, impassive, expressionless, unintelligent, MT (S.M.S.) She saw the empty look in his eyes as he left.
verb
1. clear, drain, gut, void, unload, pour out, unpack, unburden, remove the contents of, MT (S.M.S.) I emptied the ashtray.
clear fill, stuff, pack, cram
clear fill, stuff, pack, cram
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empty
adjective3. Lacking intelligent thought or content:
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Translations
prázdnývyprázdnit
tomtømmefalde udhælde
malplena
tyhjätyhjentää
ispraznitiprazan
kifolyatüresürít
auîur, mannlausinnantómur, merkingarlaustæmatæma; hella ; detta úrtóm flaska
空にする空の空空っぽな
(든 것을) 비우다빈
ištuštėtiištuštintiišverstituščia taratuščiagalvis
izbērtizlietiztukšotiztukšotiesneapdzīvots
vid
jalovýneobývanýprázdna fľašavyprázdniť sa
prazenprazniti
tomtömma
ทำให้ว่างเปล่าว่างเปล่า
dốc ratrống rỗng
empty
[ˈemptɪ]A. ADJ (emptier (compar) (emptiest (superl)))
1. (= containing nothing, nobody) [box, bottle, glass, street, room, hands] → vacío; [seat, chair] (in bus, restaurant) → libre, desocupado; (in living room) → vacío; [place] → desierto; [landscape] → desierto, desolado; [gun] → descargado; [post, job] → vacante
the flat next door is empty (= unoccupied) → el piso de al lado está desocupado
to be empty of sth the parks are empty of children → en los parques no hay niños
his face was empty of all expression → su rostro no expresaba ninguna emoción
she was staring into empty space → miraba al infinito
there was an empty space at the table → había un sitio vacío or sin ocupar en la mesa
on an empty stomach → en ayunas, con el estómago vacío
empty vessels make the most noise → mucho ruido y pocas nueces
the flat next door is empty (= unoccupied) → el piso de al lado está desocupado
to be empty of sth the parks are empty of children → en los parques no hay niños
his face was empty of all expression → su rostro no expresaba ninguna emoción
she was staring into empty space → miraba al infinito
there was an empty space at the table → había un sitio vacío or sin ocupar en la mesa
on an empty stomach → en ayunas, con el estómago vacío
empty vessels make the most noise → mucho ruido y pocas nueces
2. (= meaningless) [threat, promise, dream] → vano; [words, rhetoric] → hueco, vacío; [exercise] → inútil; [life] → sin sentido, vacío
it's an empty gesture → es un gesto vacío
she felt trapped in an empty marriage → se sentía atrapada en una relación matrimonial vacía
his promises were just so much empty talk → sus promesas no eran más que palabras huecas or vanas
my life is empty without you → mi vida no tiene sentido sin tí
it's an empty gesture → es un gesto vacío
she felt trapped in an empty marriage → se sentía atrapada en una relación matrimonial vacía
his promises were just so much empty talk → sus promesas no eran más que palabras huecas or vanas
my life is empty without you → mi vida no tiene sentido sin tí
B. N
C. VT [+ container, tank, glass, plate] → vaciar
television has emptied the cinemas → la televisión ha dejado los cines vacíos
I emptied the dirty water down the drain → tiré el agua sucia por el sumidero
she emptied the ashtray into the bin → vació el cenicero en el cubo de la basura
we emptied the cupboards of junk → vaciamos los armarios de trastos
he emptied the gun of bullets → descargó la pistola
I tried to empty my mind of distractions → intenté vaciar la mente de distracciones
I emptied the contents of the bag onto the bed → vacié la bolsa en la cama
to empty out one's pockets → vaciarse los bolsillos
he emptied the water out of his boots → se sacó el agua de las botas
television has emptied the cinemas → la televisión ha dejado los cines vacíos
I emptied the dirty water down the drain → tiré el agua sucia por el sumidero
she emptied the ashtray into the bin → vació el cenicero en el cubo de la basura
we emptied the cupboards of junk → vaciamos los armarios de trastos
he emptied the gun of bullets → descargó la pistola
I tried to empty my mind of distractions → intenté vaciar la mente de distracciones
I emptied the contents of the bag onto the bed → vacié la bolsa en la cama
to empty out one's pockets → vaciarse los bolsillos
he emptied the water out of his boots → se sacó el agua de las botas
D. VI
1. (= become empty) [room, building, theatre, bath] → vaciarse; [street] → quedarse desierto, vaciarse; [train, coach, plane] → quedarse vacío, vaciarse
the auditorium quickly emptied of students → los estudiantes desalojaron el auditorio rápidamente
the auditorium quickly emptied of students → los estudiantes desalojaron el auditorio rápidamente
2. (= flow)
to empty into sth [river] → desembocar en algo
to empty into sth [river] → desembocar en algo
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empty
[ˈɛmpti] adj
(= containing nothing) [container, bottle, glass, plate, pockets] → vide; [space, room, house, seat] → vide; [street, area] → désert(e)
empty of → vide de
to stand empty [house, building] → être vide
on an empty stomach → à jeun
empty of → vide de
to stand empty [house, building] → être vide
on an empty stomach → à jeun
(= unfulfilled) [threat, promise, words] → en l'air, vain(e)
an empty gesture → un geste vide de sens
an empty gesture → un geste vide de sens
(= pointless, life, days) → vide
an empty feeling → un sentiment de vide
to feel empty [person] → se sentir vide
empty of hope → sans espoir
empty of meaning → vide de sens
an empty feeling → un sentiment de vide
to feel empty [person] → se sentir vide
empty of hope → sans espoir
empty of meaning → vide de sens
vt
vi
[room, hall, stadium] → se vider
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empty
adj (+er)
→ leer; (= unoccupied) house → leer stehend attr; seat, chair, space, place → frei; apart from them the room was empty → außer ihnen war niemand im Zimmer; there were no empty seats on the bus → im Bus waren keine Plätze frei; she was staring into empty space → sie starrte ins Leere; the house was just an empty shell → das Haus bestand nur aus nackten Mauern; on an empty stomach → mit leerem Magen; take drug, drink alcohol → auf leeren Magen; to be running on empty (person, organization etc) → am Ende sein; my car is running on empty → ich habe kein Benzin mehr; empty vessels make the most sound (Prov) → die am wenigsten zu sagen haben, reden am meisten ? also empty-headed, empty-handed
(= devoid) the parks are empty of children → in den Parks sind keine Kinder; she was left empty of feeling → sie hatte keine Gefühle mehr; a sentence empty of sense → ein sinnloser Satz; empty of all expression → völlig ausdruckslos
(fig: = meaningless, dreary) words, phrase, marriage, gesture, promise, threat, feeling → leer; dream, hope → verloren; life, days, weeks → leer, unausgefüllt; (= expressionless) face, expression, eyes → leer, ausdruckslos; empty rhetoric → leeres Gerede; an empty exercise → eine leere Formalität; to feel empty → ein leeres Gefühl or ein Gefühl nt → der Leere haben; that empty feeling → dieses leere Gefühl, dieses Gefühl der Leere
n usu pl empties → Leergut nt
vt
→ leeren; container → (ent)leeren; box, room → ausräumen; house → räumen; glass, bottle → leeren; (by drinking) → austrinken; pond, tank → ablassen, leeren; lorry → abladen; her singing emptied the hall in ten minutes flat → mit ihrem Singen schaffte sie es, dass der Saal innerhalb von zehn Minuten leer war; the burglars emptied the shop → die Einbrecher haben den Laden ausgeräumt
vi (water) → auslaufen, abfließen; (rivers) → münden, sich ergießen (liter) (→ into in +acc); (theatre, streets) → sich leeren; the sink is not emptying properly → der Ausguss läuft nicht richtig ab
empty
:empty-handed
adj to return empty → mit leeren Händen zurückkehren, unverrichteter Dinge zurückkehren
empty nesters
pl Eltern, deren Kinder erwachsen und aus dem Haus sind
empty nest syndrome
n Syndrom bei Eltern, wenn ihre Kinder (erwachsen und) aus dem Haus sind
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empty
[ˈɛmptɪ]1. (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) adj (gen) → vuoto/a; (street, area) → deserto/a; (post) → vacante (fig) (threat, promise) → vano/a; (words) → vacuo/a, privo/a di significato
on an empty stomach → a stomaco vuoto
on an empty stomach → a stomaco vuoto
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empty
(ˈempti) adjective1. having nothing inside. an empty box; an empty cup.
2. unoccupied. an empty house.
3. (with of) completely without. a street quite empty of people.
4. having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled. empty threats.
verb1. to make or become empty. He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.
2. to tip, pour, or fall out of a container. She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.
noun an empty bottle etc. Take the empties back to the shop.
ˈemptiness nounˌempty-ˈhanded adjective
carrying nothing. I went to collect my wages but returned empty-handed.
ˌempty-ˈheaded adjective brainless. an empty-headed young girl.
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empty
→ خالٍ, يُفْرِغُ prázdný, vyprázdnit tom, tømme entleeren, leer αδειάζω, άδειος vaciar, vacío tyhjä, tyhjentää vide, vider isprazniti, prazan svuotare, vuoto 空にする, 空の (든 것을) 비우다, 빈 leeg, legen tom, tømme opróżnić, pusty esvaziar, vazio опорожнять, пустой tom, tömma ทำให้ว่างเปล่า, ว่างเปล่า boş, boşaltmak dốc ra, trống rỗng 倒空, 空的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
empty
a. vacío-a, desocupado-a;
v. vaciar, desocupar;
to ___ itself → vaciarse, desocuparse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
empty
adj vacío; on an — stomach en ayunas; vt (pret & pp -tied) vaciar; to empty one’s bladder..vaciar la vejigaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.