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