Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - empty
Empty
empty
adj., v., & n. --adj. (emptier, emptiest) 1 containing nothing. 2 (of a house etc.) unoccupied or unfurnished. 3 (of a transport vehicle etc.) without a load, passengers, etc. 4 a meaningless, hollow, insincere (empty threats; an empty gesture). b without substance or purpose (an empty existence). 5 colloq. hungry. 6 (foll. by of) devoid, lacking. --v. (-ies, -ied) 1 tr. a make empty; remove the contents of. b (foll. by of) deprive of certain contents (emptied the room of its chairs). 2 tr. (often foll. by into) transfer (the contents of a container). 3 intr. become empty. 4 intr. (usu. foll. by into) (of a river) discharge itself (into the sea etc.). --n. (pl. -ies) colloq. a container (esp. a bottle) left empty of its contents. Phrases and idioms empty-handed 1 bringing or taking nothing. 2 having achieved or obtained nothing. empty-headed foolish; lacking common sense. empty-nester US either of a couple whose children have grown up and left home. on an empty stomach see STOMACH. Derivatives emptily adv. emptiness n. Etymology: OE {aelig}mtig, {aelig}metig f. {aelig}metta leisure
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I. adjective (emptier; -est) see: must Date: before 12th century 1. containing nothing , not occupied or inhabited , unfrequented, not pregnant , null 4a , 2. lacking reality, substance, meaning, or value ; hollow , destitute of effect or force , devoid of sense ; foolish, hungry, 4. idle , having no purpose or result ; useless, marked by the absence of human life, activity, or comfort , emptily adverb emptiness noun Synonyms: see: ~see: vain II. verb (emptied; ~ing) Date: 1548 transitive verb 1. to make ~ ; remove the contents of , deprive, divest , to discharge (itself) of contents, to fire (a repeating firearm) until ~, to remove from what holds or encloses , intransitive verb to become ~ , to discharge contents , III. noun (plural empties) Date: 1865 something (as a bottle or can) that is ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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