empty
Translation
empty, vacant, unoccupied
Examples
The bottle is empty.
The bottle is empty.
The streets were empty.
The streets were empty.
His words felt empty.
His words felt empty.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) is empty (sth.) contains nothing The box is empty.
((empty of sth.)) lacking (sth.) The room was empty of furniture.
Similar Words
Synonyms: vacant, void, unoccupied; Antonyms: full, occupied, crowded
Etymology
From Old English 'ǣmettig', meaning 'at leisure, not occupied'.
Memory Tips
Imagine an M-shaped box (like the 'M' in eMpty) that has nothing inside it.