appear, be, feel, lie, look, seem
The box lay empty on the bed.

become, end up
The reservoirs could end up empty if this dry weather continues.

remain, stand, stay
The council is letting useful housing stand empty.

leave sth
The house had been left empty for several weeks.

completely, quite, totally, utterly
There was a vast expanse of utterly empty sky to look at.

almost, nearly, practically, virtually | largely, mostly | half
a half-empty box of chocolates

fairly, relatively
Some parts of the city are desperately overcrowded while others are relatively empty.

apparently | curiously, horribly
The house felt curiously empty without the children.

of
The streets were empty of people.

completely
The cupboards had all been completely emptied.

half | out
We emptied out the tank.

of
He emptied the bottle of its contents.

completely | half
The hall half emptied as bored businessmen raced for the buffet tables.

out
The room gradually emptied out.

into
The castle had a deep moat which emptied into the lake.

of
The streets soon emptied of shoppers.