empty: betekenis en definities
EngelsTyp een woord
Holding or containing nothing.
Mathematics Having no elements or members; null: an empty set.
Having no occupants or inhabitants; vacant: an empty chair; empty desert.
Lacking force or power: an empty threat.
Lacking purpose or substance; meaningless: an empty life.
Not put to use; idle: empty hours.
Needing nourishment; hungry: "More fierce and more inexorable far/Than empty tigers or the roaring sea” ( Shakespeare).
Devoid; destitute: empty of pity.
To remove the contents of: emptied the dishwasher.
To transfer or pour off completely: empty the ashes into a pail.
To unburden; relieve: empty oneself of doubt.
To become empty: The theater emptied after the performance.
To discharge its contents: The river empties into a bay.
Informal An empty container.