Empty describes something with nothing or no one inside, depending on the context.
The idea
Use an empty cup before a noun or the cup is empty after be. Empty of passengers specifies the people absent.
Examples
- The cup is empty.
- She put the empty box beside the door.
- The room was empty when we arrived.
- Is this bottle empty or full?
- They carried the empty bags home.
- The train was empty of passengers.
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An empty room may mean no people are there; context determines whether furniture or other objects are absent too.
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Choose the word for no contents. There is nothing in the cup: it is ___. (empty / full)
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empty
An empty cup contains nothing.
Decide whether empty can mean no people. A room has chairs but no people. Can it be empty of people? (yes / no)
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yes
An empty room can have furniture but no people.
Choose the opposite for a filled bottle. The bottle is filled to the top; it is ___. (full / empty)
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full
Full is the opposite of empty for a filled bottle.
Practice round
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Choose the word for no contents. There is nothing in the cup: it is ___. (empty / full)
Decide whether empty can mean no people. A room has chairs but no people. Can it be empty of people? (yes / no)
Choose the opposite for a filled bottle. The bottle is filled to the top; it is ___. (full / empty)
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Describe an empty container or place and say what is absent.