- verboccupy (verb) · occupies (third person present) · occupied (past tense) · occupied (past participle) · occupying (present participle)
- reside or have one's place of business in (a building):"the apartment she occupies in Manhattan"
- fill or take up (a space or time):"two long windows occupied almost the whole wall"
- 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"
- (be occupied with/in)fill or preoccupy (the mind or thoughts):"her mind was occupied with alarming questions"
- keep (someone) busy and active:"Sarah occupied herself taking the coffee cups over to the sink"
- take control of (a place, especially a country) by military conquest or settlement:"the region was occupied by Britain during World War I"
- enter, take control of, and stay in (a building) illegally and often forcibly, especially as a form of protest:"the workers occupied the factory"
OriginMiddle 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.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- reside or have one's place of business in (a building):
- fill or preoccupy (the mind or thoughts):
- take control of (a place, especially a country) by military conquest or settlement:
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- The dictionary definition of "occupy" is12345:
- To live in (a house, apartment, etc.)
- To fill or be in (a place or space), sometimes used figuratively
- (Of an army or group of people) to move into and take control and/or possession of a place
- To take or hold possession
- To take up (a place or extent in space) or to take or fill (an extent in time)
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.OCCUPY meaning: 1 : to live in (a house, apartment, etc.); 2 : to fill or be in (a place or space) sometimes used figurativelywww.britannica.com/dictionary/occupyoccupy verb [T] (TAKE CONTROL) C1. (of an army or group of people) to move into and take control and/or possession of a place: Troops quickly occupied the city. Protesting students occupied the university office for two weeks. the occupying forces. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/occupyverb (used without object),oc·cu·pied,oc·cu·py·ing. to take or hold possession. Usually Occupy. to participate in a protest about a social or political issue. adjective Usually Occupy. of or relating to a protest about a social or political issue, as in Occupy movement,Occupy protest,and Occupy candidate:the Occupy movement for social justice.www.dictionary.com/browse/occupyoccupying | occupied to fill a place or period of time: His book collection occupies most of the room. The baby seems to occupy all our time. to live or work in a room or building: They occupy the second floor of the building. to keep someone busy or interested: The games kept the kids occupied for hours.dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/essential-britis…2 a : to take up (a place or extent in space) this chair is occupied the fireplace will occupy this corner of the room. b : to take or fill (an extent in time) the hobby occupies all of my free time. 3 a : to take or hold possession or control of enemy troops occupied the ridge.
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