empty

emp|ty¹ W2S2 [ˈempti] adj comparative emptier superlative emptiest

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1¦(container)¦

2¦(place)¦

3¦(not used)¦

4¦(person/life)¦

5 empty words/gestures/promises etc

6 do something on an empty stomach

7 empty nest

7 empty nest syndrome

8 empty of something

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[: Old English; Origin: Amettig]

1.) ¦(CONTAINER)¦

having nothing inside

▪ an empty box

▪ an empty bottle

▪ an empty space behind the desk

▪ The fuel tank's almost empty.

2.) ¦(PLACE)¦

an empty place does not have any people in it

▪ I hate coming home to an empty house.

▪ The hall was half-empty .

▪ The streets were empty.

▪ The building stood empty for several years.

3.) ¦(NOT USED)¦

not being used by anyone

▪ I spotted an empty table in the corner.

▪ He put his feet on an empty chair.

4.) ¦(PERSON/LIFE)¦

unhappy because nothing in your life seems interesting or important

▪ The divorce left him feeling empty and bitter.

▪ Her life felt empty and meaningless.

5.) empty words/gestures/promises etc

words etc that are not sincere, or have no effect

▪ His repeated promises to pay them back were just empty words.

6.) do sth on an empty stomach

to do something without having eaten any food first

▪ I can't work properly on an empty stomach.

7.) empty nest also empty nest syndrome

a situation in which parents become sad because their children have grown up and moved out of their house

8.) empty of sth

not containing a particular type of thing, or not having a particular quality

▪ The beach was almost empty of people.

>emptily adv

empty ²

empty² v past tense and past participle emptied present participle emptying third person singular empties

1.) also empty out [T]

to remove everything that is inside something

▪ Did you empty the dishwasher?

empty sth onto/into sth

▪ Elinor emptied the contents of the envelope onto the table.

▪ He emptied out the ashtray.

2.)

if a place empties, everyone leaves it

▪ The stores were closing, and the streets began to empty.

empty into [empty into sth] [i]phr v

if a river empties into a larger area of water, it flows into it

▪ The Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico.