Meaning
Having nothing inside; not holding anything.
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Word origin
From Old English aemettig, meaning at leisure or unoccupied.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- aemettig
Examples
, .
"Empty" means there is nothing inside the glass.
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Here "empty" means the box had nothing in it.
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Here "empty" means there were no people there.
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(6)Grammar articles
(8)Compound nouns in English: is car park one word or two?
Dummy subjects in English: it's raining and there is
Ellipsis and substitution in English: I think so, so do I
For, since, already, yet and still in English, with examples
Past modals in English: should have, could have, must have
Past perfect in English: had + past participle, examples
Present perfect in English: rules, for and since, examples
Quantifiers in English: some, any, much, many, few, little
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 14, lesson 3: empty, restaurant, double and 7 more words.