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I have a couple freeloader friends, but it's okay. I know they're gonna come in with their arms flying in the air empty-handed.
Amy Sedaris

Meaning of "empty-handed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EMPTY-HANDED

empty-handed play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EMPTY-HANDED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Empty-Handed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EMPTY-HANDED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of empty-handed in the English dictionary

The definition of empty-handed in the dictionary is carrying nothing in the hands. Other definition of empty-handed is having gained nothing.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EMPTY-HANDED

empt
emptiable
emptied
emptier
empties
emptiest
emptily
emptiness
emptins
emption
emptional
empty
empty calories
empty cow
Empty Quarter
empty-headed
empty-nest syndrome
empty-nester
emptysis
empurple

WORDS THAT END LIKE EMPTY-HANDED

backhanded
barehanded
branded
expanded
extended
four-handed
heavy-handed
high-handed
landed
left-handed
one-handed
open-handed
red-handed
right-handed
short-handed
single-handed
stranded
two-handed
unbranded
underhanded
unexpanded

Synonyms and antonyms of empty-handed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EMPTY-HANDED»

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

Translation of «empty-handed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EMPTY-HANDED

Find out the translation of empty-handed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of empty-handed 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-handed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

一无所获的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

con las manos vacías
570 millions of speakers

English

empty-handed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खाली हाथ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خالي الوفاض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

с пустыми руками
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de mãos vazias
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শূন্যহস্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

les mains vides
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tangan kosong
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mit leeren Händen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

手ぶらの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

빈손의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tangan kosong
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tay không
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெறுங்கையுடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रिक्त हाताने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eli boş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a mani vuote
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

z pustymi rękami
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

з порожніми руками
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cu mâinile goale
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

με άδεια χέρια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

leë hande
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tomhänt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tomhendt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of empty-handed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EMPTY-HANDED»

The term «empty-handed» is regularly used and occupies the 59.676 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EMPTY-HANDED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about empty-handed

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3 QUOTES WITH «EMPTY-HANDED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word empty-handed.
1
Sherry Argov
The nice girl thinks she's giving up something to get something better in return. She gives up control over her own life. When the time comes for her to get what she expected, she winds up disappointed. In addition to being empty-handed, she's depleted.
2
Hugo Pratt
Yes, I'm a real fighter. But I often ended up empty-handed.
3
Amy Sedaris
I have a couple freeloader friends, but it's okay. I know they're gonna come in with their arms flying in the air empty-handed.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EMPTY-HANDED»

Discover the use of empty-handed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to empty-handed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Theological Commentary to the Midrash: Ruth Rabbah and ...
LXVI:i.l Said R. Alexandri, "In every place in which the Israelites came, they did not go forth empty-handed. "From the spoil of Egypt they did not go forth empty- handed. "From the spoil of Sihon and Og they did not go forth empty-handed.
Jacob Neusner, 2001
2
Life-Study of Exodus: Messages 133-156
Since we have Christ, we should not come to God empty- handed. Rather, we should always come to Him with Christ. This is the reason we pray and meet in the name of the Lord Jesus. To meet in the Lord's name is to meet with Him. Those ...
Witness Lee, 1998
3
Mandarin Chinese Dictionary: Chinese-English
KÖNG-SHÖUR4 *£ 3- J^ (VO) (lit. have the hand empty) empty- handed. Wo- kôngzhe-shôur gën- ta-dà. ^ •£ ^- -J- )^ jjf; TO 4J • r '°ugbt with him barehanded. W5-buhäoyisi köng-shSur dau-ta-jia-qu. JV %\ -No- •£_ f it А, Л *i /Л (ft '« -i- T 'LJ * J ...
Fred Fangyu Wang, 2002
4
Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
They shall not appear before the Lord empty-handed.” 16:18-20 JUDGES 18“You shall appointjudges and officers in all your towns which the Lord your God gives you, according to your tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous ...
Joseph T. Lienhard, 2014
5
Bauls-The Mystics Of Celebration
Empty-handed we come, empty .handed we go, and in the meanwhile, empty- handed we remain. And if you think your hands are full then you are befooling yourself. Then you are taking dreams as real. Your hands may be full of dreams.
Ma Yoga Sudha
6
Cognitive Linguistics and Non-Indo-European Languages
(23) a. chi-shou (bare-hand) 'unarmed' b. kong-shou (empty-hand) 'empty- handed' c. bai-shou (empty-hand) 'empty-handed; with no possessions' d. xin- shou (at.will-hand) 'do st. spontaneously, without much thought or effort' e. yl- shou ...
Eugene H. Casad, Gary B. Palmer, 2003
7
Lyrical Bible
Empty-Handed. You have done nothing but lied constantly to me And now you want to be free and simply leave You ... What you wanted from me I never understood I'm left with nothing—you left me empty-handed You have done nothing but ...
Gregory Von Lee, 2011
8
The Evangelical Parallel New Testament: New King James ...
But the vinedressers beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 11Again he sent another servant; and they beat him also, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. “And again he sent a third; and they wounded him also and ...
John R. Kohlenberger, 2003
9
Vision: A Magazine for Youth
AND EMPTY HANDED: BY NONA. A SEA SERMON. HY T. S. HHOVVN. THOUGHTS FOR THE. bel was too thoroughly in earnest to fail. All the talking, warnings, and persuasion of her whole life combined had failed to impress her as this one ...
10
To Run for Life from Swastika and Red Star
FATHER RETURNS EMPTY HANDED THER RETURNS EMPTY HANDED THER RETURNS EMPTY HANDED THER RETURNS EMPTY HANDED THER RETURNS EMPTY HANDED Within a day or so, father returned from his trip without ...
A. Reisfeld, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EMPTY-HANDED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term empty-handed is used in the context of the following news items.
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Suspsctes flee empty-handed in attempted robbery at Hampton Sonic
However, the victim was unable to provide the suspect with cash and the suspect fled empty-handed. Police say he fled the scene in a ... «WAVY-TV, Jul 15»
2
Lexington police investigating 4 overnight robbery attempts
That's when the suspect took off empty-handed towards Versailles Road. K9 units searched the scene but no arrests have been made. «WKYT, Jul 15»
3
Two men charged over Cooloongup home invasion shooting: WA …
Six men left empty-handed in the vehicle they came in. Police launched another appeal for information a month later. On Wednesday police ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
4
Why East Lansing struggles to 'get it right' downtown
"It's very complicated," neighborhood leader Sally Silver said when asked why East Lansing remains empty-handed in efforts to build a western ... «Lansing State Journal, Jul 15»
5
A Bumpy Start For Kevin Lyons's Much-Hyped Streamliner
The first public sign things were not what they appeared for the Streamliner came on press day for the auto show. Lyons arrived empty-handed. «Newsweek, Jul 15»
6
Future of nuclear arms control looks bleak, experts say
At a monthlong treaty conference in New York this year, nonproliferation officials left United Nations headquarters empty-handed despite 125 ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
7
Rodeo notes: Larsen makes hay with last-minute invitation
... considering four cowboys left the infield empty-handed after being bucked off including Ty Pozzobon of Merritt, B.C., Chandler Bownds of ... «Calgary Herald, Jul 15»
8
Jones County deputies investigating break-in at Dollar General
After a few seconds, the suspect runs out of the store empty-handed. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Jones County Sheriff's Department at ... «WDAM-TV, Jul 15»
9
"This is the most critical moment in our history" - five days to save …
Creditors were openly exasperated after new finance minister Euclid Tsakalotos arrived empty-handed in Brussels following Greece's ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
Greece turned up empty-handed to emergency bailout talks
Newly appointed Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos (C) attends a euro zone finance ministers REUTERS/Yves HermanNewly ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Empty-Handed [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/empty-handed>. Apr 2024 ».
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