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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEmpty
/ˈɛm.pti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Containing nothing; not filled or occupied.
"The box was empty after all the toys were taken out."
- 1
To remove the contents from something.
"She decided to empty the trash can before the guests arrived."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English adjective 'ǣmtig', meaning vacant, at leisure, or unoccupied, which stems from 'ǣmetta', meaning leisure or rest. Over centuries, the semantic scope shifted from denoting a state of leisure or being unoccupied to primarily describing a physical space or container containing nothing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Empty" is said worldwide
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vide
Transliteration: veed
"La boîte était vide après que tous les jouets aient été retirés."
leer
Transliteration: lehr
"Die Kiste war leer, nachdem alle Spielzeuge herausgenommen wurden."
vuoto
Transliteration: vwoto
"La scatola era vuota dopo che tutti i giocattoli erano stati tolti."
vacío
Transliteration: bah-SEE-oh
"La caja estaba vacía después de que se sacaron todos los juguetes."
vazio
Transliteration: vah-ZEE-oh
"A caixa estava vazia depois que todos os brinquedos foram retirados."
खाली
Transliteration: khaali
"बॉक्स खाली था जब सभी खिलौने निकाल दिए गए।"
空的
Transliteration: kōng de
"盒子在所有玩具被拿走后是空的。"
비어 있는
Transliteration: bieo itneun
"모든 장난감이 치워진 후 상자는 비어 있었다."
空の
Transliteration: kara no
"おもちゃがすべて取り出された後、箱は空でした。"
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