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Empt is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Empt in a sentence

Related words

Empt | Empty | Emptied | Emptying | Emptiness | Emptive | Empties | Emptively | Empted

Empt meaning

To empty.

Using Empt

  • The main meaning on this page is: To empty.

Context around Empt

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

pre 20×

Often after:

potential 1× programming 1× kennedy 1× states 1×

Sentence patterns with Empt

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and pre empt them 1× cannot pre empt it 1× not pre empt it 1× not pre empt programming for 1× t pre empt the outcomes 1× thwart pre empt and prevent 1× to pre empt a vote 1× to pre empt any announcements 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

ahmed s visit 1× asked on what 1× at this stage 1× barcelona have been 1× but chalmers wouldn 1× i think we 1×

Common sentence endings:

a daily basis 1× across the movement 1× any tense moments 1× before they start 1× condition of anonymity 1× current affairs shows 1×

Words around Empt

Just before it in the word index:

empson 19 empsall 2 emps 3 empresses 20 empress 349 empresas 4

Just after it in the word index:

empted 19 emptied 205 emptier 17 emptiers 2 empties 65 emptiest 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aditi 51 aegon 51 aerobics 51 aetna 51 aficionado 51 aflw 51

Corpus analysis for Empt

  • In this selection, "empt" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pre, potential, programming and kennedy stand out and add context to how "empt" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and pre empt them and cannot pre empt it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "empt" sits close to words such as aditi, aegon and aerobics, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with empt

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I cannot pre-empt it. (5 words)

Spot the changes heading your way and pre-empt them. (10 words)

Nancy is able to pre-empt the flare-ups before they start. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

I think we can expect considerable advances in the experience of working from home, making it much easier and more natural to experience body language and eye contact, to be able to pre-empt when someone else is going to talk. (41 words)

Ofcom chair Lord Grade appeared to pre-empt the research last November, telling the Voice of the Listener & Viewer conference that he doesn’t think it’s “difficult at all” to distinguish between news and current affairs shows. (38 words)

Barcelona have been in turmoil for months; club president Josep Maria Bartomeu resigned this week to pre-empt a vote of no confidence, and presidential candidate Victor Font is keen to reunite Lionel Messi with Guardiola. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

But Chalmers wouldn’t be drawn on what the government plans to spend more on at the May budget, saying it was yet to be finalised and he would not pre-empt it.

I'm not going to pre-empt what that evidence base will tell us.

I won’t pre-empt the outcomes of those discussions, as I want to listen to the different ideas and perspectives that come forward as part of that process and wider discussions across the movement.

Nancy is able to pre-empt the flare-ups before they start.

They did it out of rabid fear and in a desperate attempt to thwart, pre-empt, and prevent a military coup and stave off an anticipated mutiny in their respective Armed Forces.

Asked on what would be discussed during the meeting, Dr Sim said he did not want to pre-empt what would transpire from the meeting.

I'm not going to start trying to pre-empt the outcomes,' the Deputy PM said.

Ms. Wong Daniels now budgets for car services, cabs and other shortcuts to pre-empt any tense moments.

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Ofcom chair Lord Grade appeared to pre-empt the research last November, telling the Voice of the Listener & Viewer conference that he doesn’t think it’s “difficult at all” to distinguish between news and current affairs shows.

Spot the changes heading your way and pre-empt them.

Ahmed’s visit was to pre-empt potential Russian retaliation over the oil deal and more broadly to clarify that the SDC had not placed all its eggs in the American basket.

Barcelona have been in turmoil for months; club president Josep Maria Bartomeu resigned this week to pre-empt a vote of no confidence, and presidential candidate Victor Font is keen to reunite Lionel Messi with Guardiola.

I think we can expect considerable advances in the experience of working from home, making it much easier and more natural to experience body language and eye contact, to be able to pre-empt when someone else is going to talk.

At this stage, we don’t want to pre-empt, but the orders are coming in on a daily basis.

But he said he didn't want to pre-empt any announcements due to be made later in the conference by going into too much detail.

I cannot pre-empt it.

The broadcast networks did not pre-empt programming for Thursday’s day of debate.

The law invokes the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause to pre-empt any challenge based on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The person wasn't authorized to pre-empt Kennedy's announcement and spoke Wednesday on condition of anonymity.

The withdrawal also seeks to pre-empt states from regulating crew sizes.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "empt" in a sentence?
An example: "But Chalmers wouldn’t be drawn on what the government plans to spend more on at the May budget, saying it was yet to be finalised and he would not pre-empt it." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "empt" from authentic English texts.
What does "empt" mean?
Empt means: To empty.
How many example sentences with "empt" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "empt", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.