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01cite10New2grammar12cite10She went to the room and noticed it was empty.12br
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10What's the meaning of empty here?12br
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10Thanks!12br
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10Without further context I would take it to mean "unoccupied".0-

0What should I add to the sentence to make it clear that it contains nothing? I prefer some adverb before the word empty if possible.02br
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00Thanks!0-

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01cite10New2grammar12cite10What should I add to the sentence to make it clear that it contains nothing? I prefer some adverb before the word empty if possible. 12br
10Thanks! 12br
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10I think most native speakers would understand "completely empty" as meaning the room contains nothing.0-

0... completely vacant.02br
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00... totally empty.02br
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00... a vast chasm of emptiness. (That one is just a joke.)0-

0I would need more context.02br
00She might have gone in expecting to find other people in the room [ which is furnished ] but found it empty; she might have gone into the room, expecting to find furniture in it but found it empty. 0-

0Thanks everyone. The reason I didn't provide a clear context was that I wanted to see if it's ambigous.0-