Meaning of "hollow" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HOLLOW

From holu, inflected form of Old English holh cave; related to Old Norse holr, German hohl.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF HOLLOW

hollow  [ˈhɒləʊ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOLLOW

Hollow is a verb and can also act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.

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 hollow in English.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES HOLLOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hollow

Hollow may refer to: ▪ A low, wooded area, such as a copse ▪ A term meaning a small vee-shaped riverine type of valley ▪ Tree hollow, a void in a branch or trunk, which may provide habitat for animals...

Definition of hollow in the English dictionary

The first definition of hollow in the dictionary is having a hole, cavity, or space within; not solid. Other definition of hollow is having a sunken area; concave. Hollow is also recessed or deeply set.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HOLLOW

PRESENT

Present

I hollow

you hollow

he/she/it hollows

we hollow

you hollow

they hollow

Present continuous

I am hollowing

you are hollowing

he/she/it is hollowing

we are hollowing

you are hollowing

they are hollowing

Present perfect

I have hollowed

you have hollowed

he/she/it has hollowed

we have hollowed

you have hollowed

they have hollowed

Present perfect continuous

I have been hollowing

you have been hollowing

he/she/it has been hollowing

we have been hollowing

you have been hollowing

they have been hollowing

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 hollowed

you hollowed

he/she/it hollowed

we hollowed

you hollowed

they hollowed

Past continuous

I was hollowing

you were hollowing

he/she/it was hollowing

we were hollowing

you were hollowing

they were hollowing

Past perfect

I had hollowed

you had hollowed

he/she/it had hollowed

we had hollowed

you had hollowed

they had hollowed

Past perfect continuous

I had been hollowing

you had been hollowing

he/she/it had been hollowing

we had been hollowing

you had been hollowing

they had been hollowing

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

FUTURE

Future

I will hollow

you will hollow

he/she/it will hollow

we will hollow

you will hollow

they will hollow

Future continuous

I will be hollowing

you will be hollowing

he/she/it will be hollowing

we will be hollowing

you will be hollowing

they will be hollowing

Future perfect

I will have hollowed

you will have hollowed

he/she/it will have hollowed

we will have hollowed

you will have hollowed

they will have hollowed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been hollowing

you will have been hollowing

he/she/it will have been hollowing

we will have been hollowing

you will have been hollowing

they will have been hollowing

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would hollow

you would hollow

he/she/it would hollow

we would hollow

you would hollow

they would hollow

Conditional continuous

I would be hollowing

you would be hollowing

he/she/it would be hollowing

we would be hollowing

you would be hollowing

they would be hollowing

Conditional perfect

I would have hollow

you would have hollow

he/she/it would have hollow

we would have hollow

you would have hollow

they would have hollow

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been hollowing

you would have been hollowing

he/she/it would have been hollowing

we would have been hollowing

you would have been hollowing

they would have been hollowing

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you hollow
we let´s hollow
you hollow

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to hollow

Past participle

hollowed

Present Participle

hollowing

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 «HOLLOW»

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

synonyms of hollow

artificial · basin · bottom · bowl · cave · cavern · cavernous · cavity · channel · concave · concavity · crater · cup · cynical · dale · deep · deep-set · dell · den · dent · depressed · depression · dimple · dingle · dull · empty · esurient · excavate · excavation · expressionless · false · famished · flat · fruitless · furrow · futile · glen · groove · hole · hungry · hypocritical · indentation · insincere · low · meaningless · muted · pit · pointless · ravenous · reverberant · rumbling · sepulchral · specious · sunken · toneless · trough · unavailing · unfilled · useless · vacant · vain · valley · void · worthless

TRANSLATION OF HOLLOW

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 空心的
• Translator English - Spanish: hueco
• English: hollow
• Translator English - Hindi: खोखला
• Translator English - Arabic: أَجْوَف
• Translator English - Russian: полый
• Translator English - Portuguese: oco
• Translator English - Bengali: ফাঁপা
• Translator English - French: creux
• Translator English - Malay: Berongga
• Translator English - German: hohl
• Translator English - Japanese: 空洞の
• Translator English - Korean: 속이 빈
• Translator English - Javanese: Kothong
• Translator English - Vietnamese: trống rỗng
• Translator English - Tamil: வெற்று
• Translator English - Marathi: पोकळ
• Translator English - Turkish: oyuk
• Translator English - Italian: cavo
• Translator English - Polish: pusty
• Translator English - Ukrainian: порожній
• Translator English - Romanian: gol
• Translator English - Greek: κούφιος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: hol
• Translator English - Swedish: ihålig
• Translator English - Norwegian: hul

10 QUOTES WITH «HOLLOW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hollow.

1

John Ashbery

I like poems you can tack all over with a hammer and there are no hollow places.

2

Nicholas Breton

Thus much for thy assurance know; a hollow friend is but a hellish foe.

3

Kevin Conroy

Bruce Wayne is Batman. He became Batman the instant his parents were murdered. Batman needs Bruce, however hollow that identity feels to him from time to time. Bruce keeps Batman human.

4

Nathan Deal

Science without respect for human life is degrading to us all and reflects a hollow and deceptive philosophy, a philosophy that we as a people should never condone.

5

Lee Greenwood

But if we get to the point where more people do not believe in a God than who do believe in God, we will have a hollow legal system - we will have something without heart.

6

Dan Hicks

There's some pictures of me playing hollow bodies, but I never last long. I always come back to the acoustic.

7

Washington Irving

It is not poverty so much as pretense that harasses a ruined man - the struggle between a proud mind and an empty purse - the keeping up of a hollow show that must soon come to an end.

8

Franz Kafka

A stair not worn hollow by footsteps is, regarded from its own point of view, only a boring something made of wood.

9

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.

10

Chris Kattan

My friends tell me that I've calmed down, that I seem more centered. I don't know, I think my inner self was more hollow before, which made me more scattered, and more needy to get laughs.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOLLOW»

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

The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring About Social Change? ...

In follow-up studies, dozens of reviews, and even a book of essays evaluating his conclusions, Gerald Rosenberg’s critics—not to mention his supporters—have spent nearly two decades debating the arguments he first put forward in The ...

Gerald N. Rosenberg, 2008

Hollow: An Unpolished Tale

Jena Morrow has an eating disorder. It can kill her. Jena Morrow has a Savior. He came to give her abundant life. This is not a polished tale of victory but an honest, true story of fragility.

Jena Morrow, 2010

Building Your Hollow Wood SUP

Building Your Hollow Wood Stand-Up Paddleboard.

Chad Stone, 2012

Dark Hollow

Pursuing a murder suspect causes Charlie Bird Parker to uncover a string of unsolved killings, and his hunt for the culprit involves two crimes that span a century. Reissue.

John Connolly, 2009

The Hollow

When Abbey's best friend, Kristen, vanishes at the bridge near Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, everyone else is all too quick to accept that Kristen is dead…and rumors fly that her death was no accident.

Jessica Verday, 2009

The Hollow

As the madness, which happens for seven days every seven years, prepares to descend upon the town of Hawkins Hollow, three men bound by blood and three woman bound by ancestry to a demon join forces to stop the terror from beginning again.

Nora Roberts, 2008

Hollow Land: Israel's Architecture of Occupation

An exposé of Israel's reconceptualization of geopolitics in the West Bank, Gaza, and other occupied territories offers insight into their practices of control and transformation using natural and built features that violently reinforce ...

Eyal Weizman, 2012

The Hollow Earth

1964 Dr. Bernard says this is the true home of the flying saucers. the epoch-making significance of Adm.

Raymond Bernard, 1996

Sullivan's Hollow

Presents a history of Sullivan's Hollow, Mississippi, a place purportedly synonymous with lawlessness. Anecdotes and lore about a notorious zone in the Mississippi piney woods

Chester Sullivan, 1978

Hollow City: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar ...

Publishers Weekly called it “an enjoyable, eccentric read, distinguished by well-developed characters, a believable Welsh setting, and some very creepy monsters.” This second novel begins in 1940, immediately after the first book ended.

Ransom Riggs, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOLLOW»

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

'Bones' and 'Sleepy Hollow' crossover coming next season | EW.com

That's right, history-mining fantasy thriller Sleepy Hollow is being creatively meshed with the long-running crime-solving dramedy Bones to ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»

Twilight star Nikki Reed will play an American hero in Sleepy Hollow …

"We are all very excited to welcome Nikki Reed into the world of Sleepy Hollow," he said. "Nikki's the perfect choice to bring a smart and sexy ... «Digital Spy, Jul 15»

Batman: Arkham A Matter of Family DLC is a hollow cash grab …

A Matter of Family doesn't give players any of that making it tough to recommend and tougher to see it as anything but a hollow cash grab. «Geek Snack, Jul 15»

Lick Hollow State Forest bridges to be closed soon | TribLIVE

Two bridges that provide vehicle access to a picnic area at Lick Hollow State Forest will be closed soon so workers can replace them, state ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»

Nikki Reed Joins 'Sleepy Hollow' as Betsy Ross - Spinoff Online - TV …

“We are all very excited to welcome Nikki Reed into the world of 'Sleepy Hollow,'” co-creator and executive producer Len Wiseman said in a ... «Comic Book Resources, Jul 15»

Is Fox Trying To Stage a Crossover Between Bones & Sleepy Hollow?!

The inherent problem is that Sleepy Hollow takes place in a world where demons and dark magic are real, while Bones does not. The two ... «Crave Online, Jul 15»

Uranium Energy collects two disposal well permits for Burke Hollow

UEC started exploration drilling on the Burke Hollow project in 2012 and discovered three mineralised trends later the same year. Then the ... «Creamer Media's Mining Weekly, Jul 15»

Joe Molloy: Conor McGregor's true persona re-emerges after all the …

The routine is hollow; at times even he seems dulled by it. The trash-talking has lost its impact, while the philosophising seems increasingly ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

Allied Orion Group Chosen To Manage Kempwood Hollow …

HOUSTON, July 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Allied Orion Group has been selected to manage Kempwood Hollow, Kempwood Place and Spring Shadows ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»

Get this Midway Hollow cutie for under $300K before it's too late …

This 1950s Midway Hollow traditional just hit the market for $262,500. Photo courtesy of Ebby Halliday Realtors. 9870 Mixon Dr. for sale in ... «CultureMap Dallas, Jul 15»