Kilo Lingo

empty

/ˈɛmpti/

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Translation

Having nothing inside; not holding anything.

Word origin

From Old English aemettig, meaning at leisure or unoccupied.

Origin
Old English
Root
aemettig

Examples

, please .

"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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This word is part of lesson 13.