EMPTY


Meaning of EMPTY in English

I.

verb

1 make sth empty

ADVERB

▪ completely

The cupboards had all been completely emptied.

▪ out

We emptied out the tank.

PREPOSITION

▪ of

He emptied the bottle of its contents.

2 become empty

ADVERB

▪ completely

▪ quickly , rapidly

▪ slowly

▪ directly

Water from the underground pipes empties directly into nearby streams.

▪ out

The room gradually emptied out.

PREPOSITION

▪ into

The castle had a deep moat which emptied into the lake.

▪ of

The streets soon emptied of shoppers.

Empty is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ account , ↑ bag , ↑ beaker , ↑ bladder , ↑ bottle , ↑ bowel , ↑ bowl , ↑ box , ↑ bucket , ↑ can , ↑ clip , ↑ content , ↑ cup , ↑ dishwasher , ↑ drawer , ↑ dustbin , ↑ glass , ↑ jug , ↑ larder , ↑ liquid , ↑ lung , ↑ mind , ↑ plate , ↑ pocket , ↑ pond , ↑ sack , ↑ tank , ↑ trash , ↑ tub , ↑ wallet , ↑ washing machine

II.

adj.

VERBS

▪ appear , be , feel , lie , look , seem

The box lay ~ on the bed.

▪ become

▪ remain , stand , stay

The city is letting useful housing stand ~.

▪ leave sth

The house had been left ~ for several weeks.

ADVERB

▪ completely , entirely , quite , totally , utterly

There was a vast expanse of totally ~ sky to look at.

▪ almost , nearly , practically , virtually

▪ largely , mostly

▪ half

a half-empty box of chocolates

▪ fairly , quite , rather , relatively

Some parts of the city are desperately overcrowded while others are relatively ~.

▪ very

We all feel very ~ now she's gone.

▪ apparently , seemingly

▪ eerily , strangely , surprisingly

The house felt strangely ~ without the children.

▪ otherwise

There were a few chairs, but the room was otherwise ~.

PREPOSITION

▪ of

The streets were ~ of people.

Empty is used with these nouns: ↑ alley , ↑ apartment , ↑ auditorium , ↑ bag , ↑ beach , ↑ bed , ↑ belly , ↑ bench , ↑ berth , ↑ boast , ↑ bottle , ↑ bowl , ↑ box , ↑ bucket , ↑ building , ↑ calorie , ↑ can , ↑ carriage , ↑ chair , ↑ clip , ↑ container , ↑ corner , ↑ corridor , ↑ cubicle , ↑ cup , ↑ cupboard , ↑ desert , ↑ desk , ↑ dish , ↑ exercise , ↑ existence , ↑ expanse , ↑ feeling , ↑ flat , ↑ fridge , ↑ gesture , ↑ glass , ↑ hall , ↑ hallway , ↑ highway , ↑ house , ↑ land , ↑ larder , ↑ lot , ↑ mug , ↑ packet , ↑ page , ↑ pail , ↑ pavement , ↑ phrase , ↑ plate , ↑ pool , ↑ promise , ↑ refrigerator , ↑ rhetoric , ↑ ritual , ↑ road , ↑ room , ↑ seat , ↑ shelf , ↑ shell , ↑ shop , ↑ sidewalk , ↑ sky , ↑ slogan , ↑ socket , ↑ space , ↑ stage , ↑ stall , ↑ stomach , ↑ street , ↑ stretch , ↑ suitcase , ↑ table , ↑ talk , ↑ tank , ↑ threat , ↑ throne , ↑ train , ↑ tummy , ↑ vessel , ↑ void , ↑ wallet , ↑ word , ↑ wrapper

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .