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occupy English

Meaning occupy meaning

What does occupy mean?
Definitions in simple English

occupy Verb

— If something occupies a space, it is there, lives there, or belongs there. Her personal apartment has two bedrooms. In New York this is sometimes more space than entire families occupy. He owned a large area of land occupied mostly by shops. I couldn't sit down because this lady was occupying two seats. — If a country or army occupies another country, it controls it. We have requested the removal of armed forces from occupied in the recent war. Today, American forces occupy Iraq and Afghanistan. — If you occupy a position, you do a job, or have a job title. Women are seeking positions that were formerly occupied by men. — If your mind is occupied, you are thinking of something and can't concentrate on other things. I like to keep their minds occupied and keep them busy and out of trouble. — If something occupies you or your time, it keeps you busy. Before, I ate constantly; but now, I find other things to occupy my time.

occupy

— verb (= busy) keep busy with She busies herself with her butterfly collection — verb (= reside) live (in a certain place) She resides in Princeton he occupies two rooms on the top floor — verb (= fill) occupy the whole of The liquid fills the container — verb (= invade) march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939 — verb (= worry) be on the mind of I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift — verb (= take) require (time or space) It took three hours to get to work this morning This event occupied a very short time — verb (= absorb) consume all of one's attention or time Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely — verb (= take) assume, as of positions or roles She took the job as director of development he occupies the position of manager the young prince will soon occupy the throne

Synonyms occupy synonyms

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occupy English » English

hold take take up possess capture seize inhabit reside fill engage invade absorb take possession of live engross employ conquer usurp populate own live in dwell concern busy take possession settle overrun interest have grip fill up worry utilize use up take hold of squat rule room resort remain receive place move in on move lodge in lodge keep busy involve hunt hijack

Topics occupy topics

What do people use occupy to talk about?
Language and thought Think Mind

Think about
States Location Area

Occupy an area
Social behavior

Behavior
States Location

Be at a place

Conjugation occupy conjugation

How do you conjugate occupy?

occupy · verb

Examples occupy examples

How do I use occupy in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Books occupy most of his room.
The Ukrainian security forces are trying to occupy the towns and villages between Donetsk and Luhansk in order to cut off those two important cities from each other.
The table does not occupy much space.
How much space does the building occupy?

Movie subtitles

I will occupy other rooms until you stop drinking.
Clear people out of the houses you occupy.
You wish to occupy yourself otherwise, is that it?
He'll occupy the Royal Suite.
Looks like they've come to occupy the place.
Not only will the mission not be molested. but tomorrow we shall occupy it and place it under our protection.
Well, I guess he just wants to find something to occupy himself.
Well, the Davids of this world merely occupy space, which is why he was the perfect victim for the perfect murder.
I had intended that my son should occupy the position.
Occupy this island in the USA's name.
There was much to occupy me, so I left my apprentice to deal with Ned Land.
Even having heard nothing, our troops must move in and occupy the area.
You see, it is the countess who will occupy the coach.
They believe that occupy this island. but they are locked up like sheep..
Our only intention, at first, was to occupy the coastline, like the Turks.
The Blessed occupy pivotal positions in our society.
And clear the people out of the houses you occupy.
But first of all, as a preliminary to this. - I shall occupy your time.
I don't think you realize the full importance of the position you are to occupy.
You will occupy your father's room.
You'll occupy your old room until I dismiss the nurse.
She will occupy your father's room and will perform your duties.
Right now I need something to occupy my mind.
You'll find some other query to occupy our time.
He left it here for anyone to use Who might occupy this cell. That was 5 hangings ago.
We can hardly ask our guest to occupy herself with the child tonight.
The Macleans occupy quarters on the second floor.
Yai will be with you so you can occupy the Nips if they make trouble for Joyce.
I'll occupy her for a moment. You get dressed.
Not that I'm eager to occupy one of those graves.
Move. You occupy the position 16?
France had to occupy them to find opportunities.
Gowns occupy so much space.

News and current affairs

The anger of Tea Party Republicans (like the anger of Occupy Wall Street protesters) reflects a sense that nothing but dramatic, even revolutionary, measures can change the system.
The yen and dollar are also being bolstered as central banks elsewhere continue to cut interest rates towards zero, territory that the yen and dollar policy rates already occupy.
In return, Stalin's USSR was given a free hand to attack Finland and to occupy Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, as well as a part of Romania.
Of course, Japan did occupy China, committed unimaginable savagery, and has since paid no reparations or apologized in a convincing way.
The larger party has limited ability to disarm or destroy the enemy, occupy territory, or use counterforce strategies effectively.
The world's largest dictatorship is preparing to crush and occupy the first Chinese democracy in history - Taiwan.
Recall that the Occupy Wall Street protesters in 2011 took over lower Manhattan for two full months.
And economists have started to calculate that if China were to continue its prodigious growth rate, it would soon occupy far too large a share of the global economy to maintain its recent export trajectory.
Noda feared that Ishihara, who was well known for nationalist grandstanding, would try to occupy the islands or find other ways to use them to provoke China.
It is time for America, and Europe, to learn the lessons of Iraq - or, rather, relearn the lessons of virtually every country that tries to occupy another and determine its future.
In practice, of course, few people occupy top positions in groups or organizations.
As in Lebanon, Iraqis might need to create a balance between the offices of president, prime minister, and speaker of parliament, and to agree that a leader of a different major community will occupy each.
Moreover, men occupy all 23 seats on the European Central Bank's (ECB) Governing Council.
Women, nowadays, are more likely to occupy top political jobs.
But he was more than willing to occupy center stage in Arab diplomacy's support of the Annapolis peace conference.
We should learn from both the WaMu and the Occupy movement.
As the historian Robert Kagan argued in 2002, Americans and Europeans do not only have different worldviews; they occupy entirely different worlds.
If the young European elites being trained there to occupy positions within the European Union's institutions no longer believe in the EU's future, something is really wrong.
The Occupy Wall Street movement began two years ago this month.
The Fed's own survey data, which underscore the concentration of wealth at the upper end of the US income distribution, fit the script of the Occupy movement to a tee.
Cricketers occupy a place in India's pantheon rivaled only by gods and Bollywood stars.
In some regions, e.g., Mysore (Karnataka), Madras (Tamil Nadu) and Uttar Pradesh, some lower castes occupy higher economic positions than high castes.
The Palestinians are seen as colonial subjects, and the longer Israel continues to occupy Arab territories, the more this perception will be confirmed.
Russia's aim is not to occupy Ukraine militarily, but to prevent political and economic stabilization - a strategy that could include the de facto secession of significant parts of eastern Ukraine.

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