See Also: occupy(dictionary)
occupy(dictionary)

occupy (oh)



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1 ?stay in a place?
2 ?fill time?
3 ?control by force?
4 ?fill space?
5 occupy somebody's mind/thoughts/attention
6 ?use?
7 ?official position?
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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: occuper, from Latin occupare]
?STAY IN A PLACE?
to live or stay in a place
::He occupies the house without paying any rent.
::The building was purchased and occupied by its new owners last year.
?FILL TIME?
if something occupies you or your time, you are busy doing it
::Football occupies most of my leisure time.
occupy sb with (doing) sth
::Only six percent of police time is occupied with criminal incidents.
?CONTROL BY FORCE?
to enter a place in a large group and keep control of it, especially by military force
-see also invade invade
::an occupying army
::Students occupied Sofia university on Monday.
?FILL SPACE?
to fill a particular amount of space
::Family photos occupied almost the entire wall.
occupy sb's mind/thoughts/attention
if something occupies your mind etc, you think about that thing more than anything else
-see also preoccupy preoccupy
::Work will occupy your mind and help you forget about him.
?USE?
to use something such as a room, seat, or bed
::Many patients who are occupying hospital beds could be transferred to other places.
?OFFICIAL POSITION?
to have an official position or job
::Before becoming prime minister, he had already occupied several cabinet posts.
-see also occupied