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   oc·cu·py

   /ˈäkyəˌpī/

   verb

   • 1. reside or have one's place of business in (a building): "the apartment she occupies in Manhattan" Similar live ininhabitbe the tenant oftenantlodge inbe established/ensconced inestablish/ensconce oneself intake up residence inmake one's home insettle inmove intopeoplepopulatesettlestay informal:reside indwell in
   • ▪ fill or take up (a space or time): "two long windows occupied almost the whole wall" Similar take upfillfill upcoverextend overuse uputilize
   • ▪ be situated in or at (a place or position in a system or hierarchy): "on the corporate ladder, they occupy the lowest rungs"
   • ▪ hold (a position or job): "a very different job from any that he had occupied before" Similar holdbe infillhaveinformal:hold down
   • 2. fill or preoccupy (the mind or thoughts): "her mind was occupied with alarming questions" Similar engagebusyemploydistractabsorbengrosspreoccupyholdhold the attention ofimmerseinterestinvolveentertaindivertamusebeguile
   • ▪ keep (someone) busy and active: "Sarah occupied herself taking the coffee cups over to the sink"
   • 3. take control of (a place, especially a country) by military conquest or settlement: "the region was occupied by Britain during World War I" Similar captureseizetake possession ofconquerinvadeoverruntake overcolonizegarrisonannexdominatesubjugatehegemonizeholdcommandeerrequisitionOpposite leaveabandonquit
   • ▪ enter, take control of, and stay in (a building) illegally and often forcibly, especially as a form of protest: "the workers occupied the factory"

   Word Origin Middle English: formed irregularly from Old French occuper, from Latin occupare ‘seize’. A now obsolete vulgar sense ‘have sexual relations with’ seems to have led to the general avoidance of the word in the 17th and most of the 18th century.

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   Jun 2, 2012 · The meaning of OCCUPY is to engage the attention or energies of. How to use occupy in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOCCUPY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to fill, use, or exist in a place or a time: A large couch occupies most of the space in the living room.

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   Definitions of occupy. verb. live (in a certain place) “he occupies two rooms on the top floor” synonyms: lodge in, reside. see more. verb. occupy the whole of. synonyms: fill. see more. verb. require (time or space) “This event occupied a very short time” synonyms: take, use up.

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   Occupy definition: to take or fill up (space, time, etc.). See examples of OCCUPY used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryOCCUPY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   OCCUPY meaning: 1. to fill, exist in, or use a place or period of time: 2. to keep someone busy or interested: 3…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOCCUPY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 meanings: 1. to live or be established in (a house, flat, office, etc) 2. to keep (a person) busy or engrossed; engage the.... Click for more definitions.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishoccupy verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   /ˈɒkjupaɪ/ /ˈɑːkjupaɪ/ Verb Forms. occupy something to fill or use a space, an area or an amount of time synonym take up. The bed seemed to occupy most of the room. As the company grew, it continued to occupy more space. Administrative work occupies half of my time. How do you occupy your time?

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishOCCUPY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   OCCUPY definition: 1. to fill a place or period of time: 2. to live or work in a room or building: 3. to move into a…. Learn more.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › occupyoccupy | meaning of occupy in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    occupy meaning, definition, what is occupy: to live or stay in a place: Learn more.

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    1. to have, hold, or take as a separate space; possess, reside in or on, or claim: The orchard occupies half the farm. 2. to be a resident or tenant of; dwell in. 3. to fill up, employ, or engage: to occupy time reading. 4. to engage or employ the mind, energy, or attention of: We occupied the children with a game.