Definitions of occupy [ˈɒk yəˌpaɪ]

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Definition of 'occupy'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) occupy
to have, hold, or take as a separate space; possess, reside in or on, or claim:
The orchard occupies half the farm.

2.  occupy
to be a resident or tenant of; dwell in.

3.  occupy
to fill up, employ, or engage:
to occupy time reading.

4.  occupy
to engage or employ the mind, energy, or attention of:
We occupied the children with a game.

5.  occupy
to take possession and control of (a place), as by military invasion.

6.  occupy
to hold (a position, office, etc.).

7. (v.i.) occupy
to take or hold possession.

Etymology: (1300–50; < OF occuper < L occupāre to seize, take hold, make one's own)

Definition of 'occupy'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) busy, occupy
keep busy with
"She busies herself with her butterfly collection"

2. (verb) occupy, reside, lodge in
live (in a certain place)
"She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor"

3. (verb) occupy, fill
occupy the whole of
"The liquid fills the container"

4. (verb) concern, interest, occupy, worry
be on the mind of
"I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"

5. (verb) invade, occupy
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
"Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"

6. (verb) take, occupy, use up
require (time or space)
"It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"

7. (verb) absorb, engross, engage, occupy
consume all of one's attention or time
"Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

8. (verb) fill, take, occupy
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"

Definition of 'occupy'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) occupy
to fill or be using a room, building, or space; = take up
A couch and chairs occupied most of the space.; The company currently occupies the first and second floors.

2.  occupy
(of a military) to take control of another country or area
the forces occupying our land

3.  occupy
to live in or use a building, room, or other space
the couple who currently occupy the apartment

4.  occupy
to fill sb's time or keep sb's attention
She tried to occupy herself with a book.; the worries that had occupied her mind

Translation of 'occupy'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to be in or fill (time, space etc) A table occupied the centre of the room.
Afrikaans: inneem, in beslag neem	Arabic: يُشْغِل	Bulgarian: заемам
Brazilian: ocupar	Czech: zaujímat	German: einnehmen
Danish: optage; fylde	Greek: καταλαμβάνω, απασχολώ	Spanish: ocupar
Estonian: enda alla võtma	Farsi: قرار داشتن؛ پر کردن	Finnish: viedä
French: occuper	Hebrew: לִתפוֹס	Hindi: भरना
Croatian: zauzimati	Hungarian: elfoglal	Indonesian: mengisi
Icelandic: taka, ná yfir	Italian: occupare	Japanese: 占める
Korean: (공간, 시간 등을) 차지하다	Lithuanian: užimti	Latvian: aizņemt (laiku, platību)
Malay: memenuhi	Dutch: in beslag nemen	Norwegian: oppta, inneha
Polish: zajmować, mieszkać	Persian: قرار داشتن؛ پر کردن	Pashto: ډك كول، ځاى نيول
Portuguese: ocupar	Romanian: a ocupa	Russian: занимать
Slovak: zabrať	Slovenian: zasesti	Serbian: zauzimati
Swedish: uppta	Thai: กิน (เนื้อที่หรือเวลา)	Turkish: kaplamak
Taiwanese: 佔據	Ukrainian: займати	Urdu: قبضہ کرنا، جگہ لينا
Vietnamese: chiếm giữ	Chinese: 占据
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