No. 14,542 in German
leeren
"Leeren" means "to empty" in English.
In a sentence
Ich muss den Papierkorb leeren.
I have to empty the trash bin.
In this sentence, 'leeren' is used as a verb meaning 'to empty', referring to the action of making the trash bin empty.
Der leere Raum schien unheimlich.
The empty room seemed eerie.
Here, 'leere' is an adjective derived from 'leeren', describing the state of the room as being empty.
Während des Stromausfalls leerten sich die Regale im Supermarkt schnell.
During the power outage, the shelves in the supermarket emptied quickly.
In this example, 'leerten' is used in its reflexive form, indicating that the shelves became empty as a result of others taking their contents.
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