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

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

5. 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.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › occupyOccupy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   verb. require (time or space) “This event occupied a very short time” synonyms: take, use up. consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out. use up (resources or materials) see more. verb. assume, as of positions or roles. “he occupies the position of manager” “the young prince will soon occupy the throne”

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

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   to fill your time or keep you busy doing something. occupy somebody/something/yourselfa game that will occupy the kids for hours. Problems at work continued to occupy his mind for some time. occupy somebody/something/yourself with somebody/somethingShe occupied herself with routine office tasks.

8. 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.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › occupyOccupy - definition of occupy by The Free Dictionary

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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.

10. 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.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › occupyoccupy - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online

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