Empty - English meaning

adjective

Without purpose or direction.

Usage examples:

An aimless existence

adjective

Without having any clear purpose or specific reason

Usage examples:

Aimless violence

adjective

Without any clear intentions, purpose, or direction

Usage examples:

She said that her life seemed aimless after her children left home.

adjective

(of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered.

Usage examples:

He was bare from the waist up

verb

Uncover (a part of the body or other thing) and expose it to view.

Usage examples:

He bared his chest to show his scar

determiner

A large amount or number of.

Usage examples:

My birthday's on the 22nd—i'm gonna get bare cash

adjective

(of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation.

Usage examples:

The plains of kyrenia were barren

noun

A barren tract or tracts of land.

Usage examples:

The newfoundland barrens

adjective

Unable to produce plants or fruit

Usage examples:

We drove through a barren, rocky landscape.

adjective

Easy to perceive, understand, or interpret.

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Clear and precise directions

adverb

So as to be out of the way of or away from.

Usage examples:

He leapt clear of the car

verb

Remove an obstruction or unwanted item or items from.

Usage examples:

The drive had been cleared of snow

adjective

(of a place) empty of people.

Usage examples:

Deserted beaches of soft sand

verb

Abandon (a person, cause, or organization) in a way considered disloyal or treacherous.

Usage examples:

We feel our public representatives have deserted us

adjective

Having no people or things in it; empty

Usage examples:

These resort towns are largely deserted in winter., we parked in a deserted lot near the river.

adjective

(of a place) uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness.

Usage examples:

A desolate pennine moor

verb

Make (a place) appear bleakly empty.

Usage examples:

The droughts that desolated the dry plains

adjective

(of a place) having no living things; empty

Usage examples:

A desolate landscape, when her son left for a year abroad, she felt desolate.

verb

Remove all the contents of (a container).

Usage examples:

We empty the till at closing time

adjective

Containing nothing; not filled or occupied.

Usage examples:

She put down her empty cup

adjective

(of words or a gesture) lacking meaning or sincerity.

Usage examples:

Their promises were empty words

verb

Remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safer place.

Usage examples:

Several families were evacuated from their homes

verb

Move out of an unsafe location into safety

verb

To remove people from a dangerous place

Usage examples:

[ t ] residents were ordered to evacuate the area before the hurricane made landfall., [ u ] a chem…

adjective

Able to act or be done as one wishes; not under the control of another.

Usage examples:

I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free

adverb

Without cost or payment.

Usage examples:

Ladies were admitted free

verb

Release from confinement or slavery.

Usage examples:

They were freed from jail

adjective

Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.

Usage examples:

A futile attempt to keep fans from mounting the stage

adjective

Achieving no result; not effective or successful

Usage examples:

The plane detoured north in a futile attempt to avoid the bad weather., a sense of futility and pow…

adjective

Having a hole or empty space inside.

Usage examples:

A hollow metal tube

noun

A hole or depression in something.

Usage examples:

A hollow at the base of a large tree

verb

Form by making a hole.

Usage examples:

A tunnel was hollowed out in a mountain range

adjective

(of a person) avoiding work; lazy.

Usage examples:

Idle students

verb

Spend time doing nothing.

Usage examples:

Four men were idling outside the shop

adjective

Not working, not active, or doing nothing

Usage examples:

Idle factories, the machines are standing idle because there are no spare parts., idle speculation,…

adjective

Not producing any significant or desired effect.

Usage examples:

The legal sanctions against oil spills are virtually ineffective

adjective

Not producing the results that are wanted; not effective

Usage examples:

Those pills were ineffective – i still have a headache.

adjective

Not producing any significant or desired effect.

Usage examples:

An ineffectual campaign

adjective

Not able to produce good results

Usage examples:

An ineffectual teacher

adjective

Lacking strength and solidity.

Usage examples:

The huts are relatively few and insubstantial

adjective

Of little value or importance, or not being strong, solid, or large

Usage examples:

He was popular during the early part of the 20th century, but today his work seems dated and insubs…

adjective

Having no meaning or significance.

Usage examples:

The paragraph was a jumble of meaningless words

adjective

Without representing or expressing anything; without referring to someone or something

Usage examples:

The leaflet was full of meaningless information., a meaningless gesture

adjective

Without a motive

Usage examples:

An apparently motiveless murder

idiom

To not be useful, helpful, or possible

Usage examples:

His advice turned out to be no use at all., there is no use (in) there is no use (in) arguing any m…

adjective

Having little or no sense, use, or purpose.

Usage examples:

Speculating like this is a pointless exercise

adjective

Having no useful purpose

Usage examples:

A pointless argument, the trip seemed pointless.

adjective

Done or made with no discernible point or purpose.

Usage examples:

Purposeless vandalism

adjective

(of a person) unconscious.

Usage examples:

The attack left a policeman beaten senseless

adjective

Lacking purpose or meaning

Usage examples:

A senseless prank, it was senseless to treat me like that., they beat him senseless.

verb

Relieve (someone) of a burden.

Usage examples:

But it has been so bad for so many years that i was glad to be unburdened.

verb

To free yourself of something that is worrying you, by talking about it to someone

Usage examples:

He'll unburden himself to anyone who'll listen.

adjective

Not filled.

Usage examples:

There are a number of unfilled posts in this area of nursing

adjective

An unfilled job or position has no one doing or holding it

Usage examples:

Mccaffrey's job remains unfilled., all the hospitals in the area have unfilled positions right now.

adjective

(of a place) without inhabitants.

Usage examples:

Small uninhabited islands

verb

Unload (a ship or cargo).

Usage examples:

Now when we had discovered cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into syria, and landed a…

verb

Remove goods from (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.).

Usage examples:

She hadn't finished unloading the car

verb

To remove the contents of something such as goods from a vehicle, the bullets from a gun, or the film from a camera

Usage examples:

[ t ] she unloaded her grocery bags from the back of the minivan., [ t ] monaghan has said he is re…

verb

To remove goods from a vehicle or ship

Usage examples:

Trucking companies are trying to cut the time drivers spend waiting in line to load or unload., the…

adjective

(of a building, seat, etc.) not being occupied or used.

Usage examples:

The house has been unoccupied for some time

adjective

Without anyone in it, or not busy

Usage examples:

Are there any unoccupied seats in that row?

verb

Open and remove the contents of (a suitcase, bag, or package).

Usage examples:

She unpacked her bags and put everything away

verb

To remove things from a container

Usage examples:

[ t ] i haven’t even unpacked my bags yet.

adjective

(of property) not occupied by a tenant or tenants.

Usage examples:

The house had been untenanted for some years

adjective

Used to describe a building or land that does not have a tenant (= a person who pays rent for its use)

Usage examples:

It seemed unfair to make the owner pay tax on an untenanted house., ranch house is an old, untenant…

adjective

Not fulfilling or not expected to achieve the intended purpose or desired outcome.

Usage examples:

A piece of useless knowledge

adjective

Of no value; worthless

Usage examples:

With dead batteries, the flashlight was useless.

adjective

(of a place) not occupied; empty.

Usage examples:

40 per cent of the offices are still vacant

verb

Leave (a place that one previously occupied).

Usage examples:

Rooms must be vacated by noon on the last day of your holiday

verb

Leave behind empty; move out of

verb

To leave a place or position

Usage examples:

When he left the university, he had to vacate his university-provided housing.

adjective

Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth.

Usage examples:

Their flattery made him vain

adjective

Unsuccessful or useless; failing to achieve a purpose

Usage examples:

A vain attempt to avoid responsibility, employers clearly hoped that the workers would stay longer,…

adjective

Having no value; worthless.

Usage examples:

Cherished but valueless heirlooms

adjective

Not worth any money

Usage examples:

We thought the chair was an antique worth a lot of money, but it turned out to be a valueless repli…

adjective

Not valid or legally binding.

Usage examples:

The contract was void

noun

A completely empty space.

Usage examples:

The black void of space

verb

Declare that (something) is not valid or legally binding.

Usage examples:

The supreme court voided the statute

adjective

Having no real value or use.

Usage examples:

That promise is worthless

adjective

Having no value in money

Usage examples:

Now that the company has gone bankrupt, your contract is worthless., examples of this artist’s earl…

adjective

Having no value

Usage examples:

The stock is virtually worthless, trading at less than 6 cents a share., the security system he bou…