Meaning of "empty" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EMPTY

Old English ǣmtig, from æmetta free time, from æ- without + -metta, from mōtan to be obliged to.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF EMPTY

empty  [ˈɛmptɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EMPTY

Empty is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb empty in English.

WHAT DOES EMPTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Empty

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Definition of empty in the English dictionary

The first definition of empty in the dictionary is containing nothing. Other definition of empty is without inhabitants; vacant or unoccupied. Empty is also carrying no load, passengers, etc.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO EMPTY

PRESENT

Present

I empty

you empty

he/she/it empties

we empty

you empty

they empty

Present continuous

I am emptying

you are emptying

he/she/it is emptying

we are emptying

you are emptying

they are emptying

Present perfect

I have emptied

you have emptied

he/she/it has emptied

we have emptied

you have emptied

they have emptied

Present perfect continuous

I have been emptying

you have been emptying

he/she/it has been emptying

we have been emptying

you have been emptying

they have been emptying

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I emptied

you emptied

he/she/it emptied

we emptied

you emptied

they emptied

Past continuous

I was emptying

you were emptying

he/she/it was emptying

we were emptying

you were emptying

they were emptying

Past perfect

I had emptied

you had emptied

he/she/it had emptied

we had emptied

you had emptied

they had emptied

Past perfect continuous

I had been emptying

you had been emptying

he/she/it had been emptying

we had been emptying

you had been emptying

they had been emptying

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will empty

you will empty

he/she/it will empty

we will empty

you will empty

they will empty

Future continuous

I will be emptying

you will be emptying

he/she/it will be emptying

we will be emptying

you will be emptying

they will be emptying

Future perfect

I will have emptied

you will have emptied

he/she/it will have emptied

we will have emptied

you will have emptied

they will have emptied

Future perfect continuous

I will have been emptying

you will have been emptying

he/she/it will have been emptying

we will have been emptying

you will have been emptying

they will have been emptying

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would empty

you would empty

he/she/it would empty

we would empty

you would empty

they would empty

Conditional continuous

I would be emptying

you would be emptying

he/she/it would be emptying

we would be emptying

you would be emptying

they would be emptying

Conditional perfect

I would have empty

you would have empty

he/she/it would have empty

we would have empty

you would have empty

they would have empty

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been emptying

you would have been emptying

he/she/it would have been emptying

we would have been emptying

you would have been emptying

they would have been emptying

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you empty
we let´s empty
you empty

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to empty

Past participle

emptied

Present Participle

emptying

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «EMPTY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «empty» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of empty

abandoned · absent · aimless · bare · blank · bootless · cheap · clear · deadpan · deplete · deserted · desolate · destitute · drain · evacuate · exhaust · expressionless · famished · free · frivolous · fruitless · futile · gut · hollow · hungry · idle · impassive · inane · ineffective · insincere · insubstantial · meaningless · otiose · pointless · purposeless · senseless · starving · stony · trivial · unburden · unfed · unfilled · unfurnished · uninhabited · unintelligent · unload · unoccupied · unpack · unreal · unsatisfactory · untenanted · use up · vacant · vacate · vacuous · vain · valueless · void · waste · worthless

TRANSLATION OF EMPTY

Find out the translation of empty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of empty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «empty» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 空的
• Translator English - Spanish: vacío
• English: empty
• Translator English - Hindi: खाली
• Translator English - Arabic: خالٍ
• Translator English - Russian: пустой
• Translator English - Portuguese: vazio
• Translator English - Bengali: খালি
• Translator English - French: vide
• Translator English - Malay: Kosong
• Translator English - German: leer
• Translator English - Japanese: 空の
• Translator English - Korean: 빈
• Translator English - Javanese: Kosong
• Translator English - Vietnamese: trống rỗng
• Translator English - Tamil: காலியாக
• Translator English - Marathi: रिक्त
• Translator English - Turkish: boş
• Translator English - Italian: vuoto
• Translator English - Polish: pusty
• Translator English - Ukrainian: порожній
• Translator English - Romanian: gol
• Translator English - Greek: άδειος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: leë
• Translator English - Swedish: tom
• Translator English - Norwegian: tom

10 QUOTES WITH «EMPTY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word empty.

1

Kim Alexis

The biggest change for me as a mom was realizing I needed to put someone else before me. Now the hardest part about the empty nest is learning to put myself first.

2

Pedro Almodovar

I also wanted to express the strength of cinema to hide reality, while being entertaining. Cinema can fill in the empty spaces of your life and your loneliness.

3

Jeff Ament

All you have to do is drive by the empty tennis courts and basketball courts and compare them to the skate parks... c'mon people, get with the program - the future is now!

4

Michelangelo Antonioni

You know what I would like to do: make a film with actors standing in empty space so that the spectator would have to imagine the background of the characters.

5

Michelangelo Antonioni

I mean simply to say that I want my characters to suggest the background in themselves, even when it is not visible. I want them to be so powerfully realized that we cannot imagine them apart from their physical and social context even when we see them in empty space.

6

William Henry Ashley

We were therefore obliged to unload our boats of their cargoes and pass them empty over the falls by means of long cords which we had provided for such purposes.

7

Ibrahim Babangida

The work of Nigeria is not complete for as long as there is any one Nigerian who goes to bed on empty stomach.

8

Amelia Barr

This world is run with far too tight a rein for luck to interfere. Fortune sells her wares; she never gives them. In some form or other, we pay for her favors; or we go empty away.

9

Corrie Ten Boom

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.

10

Lorraine Bracco

Everything was coming my way, but I was going down. I was painfully empty.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EMPTY»

Discover the use of empty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to empty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Empty

A girl tumbles into a downward spiral when a romantic encounter turns violent in this heartwrenching novel from the author of Cracked.

K. M. Walton, 2013

Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect

They feel flawed, and blame themselves. Running on Empty will help them realize that they're suffering not because of something that happened to them in childhood, but because of something that didn't happen.

Jonice Webb, 2012

Running on Empty: An Ultramarathoner's Story of Love, Loss, ...

In Running on Empty he shares the gritty backstory of his run and the excruciating punishments he endured on the road. Ulrich also reaches back nearly thirty years to when the death of his first wife drove him to run from his pain.

Marshall Ulrich, 2011

Empty: A Story of Anorexia

If you or someone you know might be struggling with anorexia, you'll find hope and great advice in Empty. Christie Pettit is a teen counselor specializing in eating disorder recovery.

Christie Pettit, 2006

Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby

Surviving the death of your baby.

Deborah L. Davis, 1996

The Empty Ocean

In The Empty Ocean, acclaimed author and artist Richard Ellis tells the story of our continued plunder of life in the sea and weighs the chances for its recovery.

Richard Ellis, 2013

Empty

It's the near future - the very near future - and the fossil fuels are running out. No gas. No oil. Which means no driving. No heat. Supermarkets are empty. Malls have shut down.

Suzanne Weyn, 2010

Empty Force: The Power of Chi for Self-Defense and Energy ...

This book reveals the secret of the empty force to the general reader for the very first time, and explains how martial arts masters use its power to defend themselves against opponents without making physical contact.

Paul Dong, Thomas Raffill, 2005

Half Empty

David Rakoff. clean. Coming upon a particularly boggy stretch, Inge throws the loafinto the puddle to use it as a stepping-stone. E/1 C ch open disdain for the staff of life would not sit well in Lutheran Scandinavia, obviously, so Andersen has ...

David Rakoff, 2011

Karate the Art of "Empty-Hand" Fighting

Written by Hidetaka Nishiyama, Chief of the Instruction Committee of the Japan Karate Association and by American association member Richard C. Brown

Hidetaka Nishiyama, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EMPTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term empty is used in the context of the following news items.

Songs We Love: Liz Vice, 'Empty Me Out'

... especially in "Empty Me Out." There's A Light comes nationally on Sept. 25. Watch Vice discuss and perform "Empty Me Out" for OPB. «NPR, Jul 15»

Wimbledon's empty seats blamed on corporate guests choosing …

Corporate hospitality has been blamed for hundreds of empty seats at Centre Court, as Wimbledon workers say guests would rather quaff wine ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Andy Murray fans' anger at empty Wimbledon 2015 seats as …

Thousands of tennis fans who missed out on tickets to watch Andy Murray triumph in the quarter-finals have been left fuming at the sight of rows ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Wimbledon defends ticket policy after volley of criticism over empty …

David Beckham with his son Romeo at Centre Court on Wednesday. Viewers complained about the visibly empty seats during Andy Murray's ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Boat empty in Potomac River, boaters missing

The Coast Guard is looking for Charles Zinter and Melissa Smarr of Stafford, VIrginia after a boat they were supposed to be on was found empty ... «WTOP, Jul 15»

BJP regime mostly thrives on empty rhetoric, symbolism: Anand …

"The Indian economy is not faring any better and farmers are in distress as the BJP Government mostly thrives on empty rhetoric and symbolism ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»

£700k spent on upkeep of schools in Northern Ireland left empty for …

A further four have been empty for more than a decade, the Education Minister said. Because the sites were not sold on, the taxpayer has been ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»

Budget 2015: The 'Living Wage' is economically useless and …

Budget 2015: The 'Living Wage' is economically useless and intellectually empty. The Chancellor is trying to be too clever with his 'National ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Stafford County Couple Missing After Boat Found Running Empty

A Stafford County couple is missing after their boat was found running unattended on the Maryland side of the Potomac River Wednesday night ... «NBC4 Washington, Jul 15»

Pan Am Games athletes don't care if the stands are empty or full …

That's too bad, but if anyone is lying awake at night worried about empty seats, I can assure you, it's not the athletes. I competed for Canada at ... «National Post, Jul 15»