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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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   The meaning of OCCUPY is to engage the attention or energies of. How to use occupy in a sentence.

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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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   verb (used with object) , oc·cu·pied, oc·cu·py·ing. to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels. to engage or employ the mind, energy, or attention of: Occupy the children with a game while I prepare dinner. Synonyms: busy, use.

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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   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.

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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   occupy something to have an official job or position synonym hold. The president occupies the position for four years. Definition of occupy verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and 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.

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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.

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    To employ, busy, or engage (oneself, one's attention, mind, etc.) Webster's New World. Similar definitions. More Verb Definitions (1) Synonyms: keep. hold. fulfill. tenant. seize. possess. populate. overrun. take.