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Meanings of empty in English

Portuguese
desocupar
Catalan
evacuar
Spanish
abandonar

Leave behind empty; move out of.

        desocupar
        Portuguese
        vazio
        Catalan
        buit
        Spanish
        vacío

        Holding or containing nothing.

              Related terms
              vazio
              Portuguese
              evaziar
              Catalan
              desocupar
              Spanish
              vaciar

              Become empty or void of its content.

                  evaziar
                  Catalan
                  evacuar
                  Spanish
                  arrojar

                  Excrete or discharge from the body.

                        evacuar
                        Usage of empty in English
                        1
                        ITunes in Europe will be a slightly empty service as a result.
                        The Guardian
                        2
                        It also means investors' bellies will remain empty for the foreseeable future.
                        Reuters
                        3
                        The future for Vorian Atreides-howeverlong he had-wasan open, empty canvas.
                        Sisterhood of Dune
                        4
                        She entered; it was empty; the bed had not been slept in.
                        Bel Ami; Or, The History of a Scoundrel: A Novel
                        5
                        One day I arrived home from work to find the house empty.
                        Marley & me: life and love with the world's worst dog
                        6
                        The fuel tank goes empty in the second half. TV: 11 p.m.
                        Reuters
                        7
                        Police did search empty homes on Cleveland's east side just in case.
                        Ebony
                        8
                        There hangs the only world in existence; it hangs in empty space.
                        Recreations in Astronomy / With Directions for Practical Experim...
                        9
                        Police said the second car was empty when the blast took place.
                        Reuters
                        10
                        I check the snares I set days ago and come up empty.
                        The Hunger Games
                        11
                        Some of the affected houses were still empty in September last year.
                        Radio NZ
                        12
                        He'd known Collins's house was empty from the moment he'd seen it.
                        Creature
                        13
                        No one mentioned the case to him, nothing but empty, polite talk.
                        Death of a Red Heroine
                        14
                        The room was empty; she searched him in all niches in vain.
                        Andrea Delfin
                        15
                        Since last year August, we have been hearing nothing but empty promises.
                        The South African
                        16
                        He'd learned enough of their rules to know to avoid empty words.
                        Fragile Eternity
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                        Translations for empty
                        Empty through the time
                        Empty across language varieties
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