🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

leer

Pronunciation / Transliteration: lehr

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Empty/ˈɛmpti/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Kiste war leer, nachdem alle Spielzeuge herausgenommen wurden."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Containing nothing; not filled or occupied.

    "The box was empty after all the toys were taken out."
As verb
  1. 1

    To remove the contents from something.

    "She decided to empty the trash can before the guests arrived."

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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'empty' originates from the Old English 'æmptig', which is derived from the Proto-Germanic '*aimtaz', meaning 'to remove'. Over time, it evolved to signify a lack of content or substance.

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