verb (occupies, occupying, occupied, occupied)
1 [VN] to fill or use a space, an area or an amount of time
SYNTAKEUP:
The bed seemed to occupy most of the room. * How much memory does the program occupy? * Administrative work occupies half of my time.
2 [VN] (formal) to live or work in a room, house or building:
He occupies an office on the 12th floor.
3 [VN] to enter a place in a large group and take control of it, especially by military force:
The capital has been occupied by the rebel army. * Protesting students occupied the TV station.
4 ~ sb / yourself (in doing sth / with sb/sth) to fill your time or keep you busy doing sth:
[VN] a game that will occupy the kids for hours * She occupied herself with routine office tasks. * Problems at work continued to occupy his mind for some time. [also VN-ing]
5 [VN] to have an official job or position
SYNHOLD:
The president occupies the position for four years. * jobs that have traditionally been occupied by men
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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