empty
/ˈempti/adjective
उच्चारण एम्प्टी
ख़ाली, रिक्त; खोखला
Basic word
- 1
with no people or things inside; having no meaning or value; not sincere
ख़ाली, रिक्त; खोखला
- an empty room
- empty promises
- The streets were empty after midnight.
+ 2 more examples
- The fridge is empty, so we need to buy some food.
- Her threats turned out to be empty.
Synonyms vacant bare hollow meaningless insincere
Opposite full occupied meaningful sincere
- 1
[T, I]
to remove everything that a container, room contains; to become empty
ख़ाली करना या होना
- Empty the bucket.
- The hall emptied quickly.
- Please empty your pockets before washing the trousers.
+ 2 more examples
- The cinema emptied as soon as the film ended.
- She emptied the jug into the sink.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
empty (adjective) + of
'Empty of' means completely without: empty of people, empty of meaning. Plain 'empty' needs no preposition.
'Empty of' का अर्थ पूरी तरह रहित है: empty of people, empty of meaning। केवल 'empty' के साथ preposition नहीं लगता।
- The streets were empty of traffic.
- His promise was empty of meaning.
empty (verb): empty + object (+ into / out of)
As a verb, empty takes an object. 'Into' shows where the contents go; 'out of' shows what is left.
Verb के रूप में empty का object आता है। 'Into' बताता है कि सामग्री कहाँ जाती है; 'out of' बताता है कि क्या खाली किया गया।
- She emptied the water into the bucket.
- He emptied his pockets out on the table.
empty (intransitive): rivers empty into
A river or a room empties: the river empties into the sea; the hall empties quickly.
नदी या कमरा खुद भी खाली हो सकता है: the river empties into the sea; the hall empties quickly।
- The Ganga empties into the Bay of Bengal.
- The stadium emptied after the match.
on an empty stomach / empty-handed
'On an empty stomach' means without food. 'Empty-handed' means bringing or getting nothing.
'On an empty stomach' का अर्थ भोजन किए बिना है। 'Empty-handed' का अर्थ कुछ लिए या पाए बिना है।
- Do not take this tablet on an empty stomach.
- He returned empty-handed from the market.
+Collocations 4
empty + noun
roombottleseatpromisethreatstomach
- He made an empty promise and never came back.
adverb + empty
completelyalmosttotallyhalfnearlystrangely
- The bus was almost empty at that late hour.
verb + empty
empty a bagempty a glassempty a drawerempty the dustbinempty a tank
- Please empty the dustbin before you go.
empty + of / into
of peopleof meaningof feelinginto the sinkinto the river
- The tank is empty of water because of the drought.
“More examples 5
- The classroom was empty because all the students were on a trip.
कक्षा खाली थी क्योंकि सभी विद्यार्थी भ्रमण पर गए थे।
- Radhika emptied her bag on the bed to find her admit card.
राधिका ने अपना प्रवेश-पत्र ढूँढ़ने के लिए बिस्तर पर अपना बैग खाली किया।
- The minister's promise turned out to be empty.
मंत्री का वादा खोखला निकला।
- He felt empty after the long exam was over.
लंबी परीक्षा समाप्त होने के बाद वह खाली-खाली-सा महसूस कर रहा था।
- The streets were empty during the curfew.
कर्फ़्यू के दौरान सड़कें सुनसान थीं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The bottle is empty from water.
✓ The bottle is empty of water.
Use 'of' to show what is missing.
जो चीज़ नहीं है, उसे दिखाने के लिए 'of' आता है।
✗ I went there with empty stomach.
✓ I went there on an empty stomach.
The fixed expression is 'on an empty stomach'.
निश्चित प्रयोग 'on an empty stomach' है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe a lack of contents, with different scope.
ये शब्द सामग्री की कमी बताते हैं, पर उनके क्षेत्र अलग हैं।
Not occupied or in use: a vacant seat, a vacant post.
खाली और प्रयोग में नहीं: a vacant seat, a vacant post।
- There is a vacant post of clerk.
Without writing, pictures or expression: a blank page, a blank look.
जिस पर लिखा, छपा या भाव नहीं है: a blank page, a blank look।
- He handed in a blank answer sheet.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the empty words: vacant (not occupied: 'a vacant seat'), void, hollow, bare, deserted (with no people), barren.
ख़ाली के शब्द याद रखिए: vacant (बिना कब्ज़े के: 'a vacant seat'), void, hollow, bare, deserted (सुनसान), barren।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Empty vessels make the most noise (people who know little talk the most; in Hindi 'adhjal gagri chhalkat jaye').
कहावत बहुत पूछी जाती है: empty vessels make the most noise (कम जानने वाले सबसे अधिक बोलते हैं; हिंदी में 'अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए')।
Empty promises or words (promises that will not be kept), on an empty stomach (without having eaten), empty-handed (bringing or gaining nothing: 'return empty-handed').
Idioms: empty promises या words (न निभाए जाने वाले वादे, खोखले वादे), on an empty stomach (ख़ाली पेट), empty-handed (कुछ लाए या पाए बिना, ख़ाली हाथ: 'return empty-handed')।