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   occupy

   /ˈɒkjʊpʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. reside or have one's place of business in (a building): "the rented flat she occupies in Hampstead" 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 of the end wall" Similar take upfillfill upcoverextend overuse uputilize
   • ▪ be situated in or at (a position in a system or hierarchy): "the Bank of England occupies a central position in the UK financial system"
   • ▪ 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): "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: "Syria was occupied by France under a League of Nations mandate" Similar captureseizetake possession ofconquerinvadeoverruntake overcolonizegarrisonannexdominatesubjugatehegemonizeholdcommandeerrequisitionOpposite leaveabandonquit
   • ▪ enter and stay in (a building) without authority 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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   • English (US)

     to fill, use, or exist in a place or a time: A large couch...

   • Znaczenie Occupy, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     OCCUPY definicja: 1. to fill, exist in, or use a place or...

   • Occupy: Italian Translation

     occupy translate: occupare, occupare, occupare, occupare,...

   • Occupy: Korean Translation

     OCCUPY translate: 차지하다, 바쁘다, 점령하다. Learn more in the...

   • Occupy: Catalan Translation

     OCCUPY translate: ocupar, ocupar, ocupar. Learn more in the...

   • Occupy: German Translation

     OCCUPY translate: einnehmen, beziehen, besetzen. Learn more...

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the verb occupy, such as to take up space, time, or attention, or to hold possession or control of something. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.

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

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

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb occupy, which can mean to fill, use, live, work, take control or have a position. See pictures and sentences with occupy in different contexts.

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   Occupy means to fill up, live in, or seize something. It can also mean to engage or employ the attention or concentration of someone or something. See different meanings, synonyms, and usage examples from various sources.

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

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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.