What does occupy mean?
Definitions for occupy
ˈɒk yəˌpaɪoc·cu·py
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word occupy.
Princeton's WordNet
busy, occupyverb
keep busy with
"She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
occupy, reside, lodge inverb
live (in a certain place)
"She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor"
occupy, fillverb
occupy the whole of
"The liquid fills the container"
concern, interest, occupy, worryverb
be on the mind of
"I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
invade, occupyverb
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
"Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
take, occupy, use upverb
require (time or space)
"It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
absorb, engross, engage, occupyverb
consume all of one's attention or time
"Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
fill, take, occupyverb
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"
Wiktionary
occupyverb
To fill (time).
The film occupied three hours of my time.
occupyverb
To fill (space).
The historic mansion occupied two city blocks.
occupyverb
To live or reside in.
We occupy a small flat.
occupyverb
To have, or to have taken, possession or control of (a territory).
occupyverb
To fill or hold (an official position or role).
I occupy the post of deputy cat catcher.
occupyverb
To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of.
occupyverb
To hold the attention of.
I occupied her friend while he made his proposal.
occupyverb
To cohabit, to have sexual intercourse with.
occupyverb
To place the theodolite or total station at (a point).
Etymology: from occuper, from occupare, from ob + capere.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To OCCUPYverb
Etymology: occuper, Fr. occupo, Latin.
How shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest? 1 Cor. xiv. 16.
Powder being suddenly fired altogether, upon this high rarefaction, requireth a greater space than before its body occupied. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Err. b. ii.
He must assert, that there were infinite generations before that first deluge; and then the earth could not receive them, but the infinite bodies of men must occupy an infinite space. Richard Bentley, Sermons.
They occupied themselves about the sabbath, yielding exceeding praise to the Lord. 2 Mac. viii. 27.
How can he get wisdom that driveth oxen and is occupied in their labours, and whose talk is of bullocks? Ecc. xxxviii. 25.
He that giveth his mind to the law of the most high, and is occupied in the meditation thereof, will seek out the wisdom of all the ancient, and be occupied in prophesies. Ecclus xxxix. 1.
They occupy their business in deep waters. Comm. Prayer.
Mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise. Ez. xxvii. 9.
All the gold occupied for the work, was twenty and nine talents. Exodus xxxviii. 24.
To Occupyverb
To follow business.
He called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, occupy till I come. Luke xix. 13.
ChatGPT
occupy
To occupy generally means to take up or fill a space, area or position. It can also refer to living or working in a particular space or area. It can also be used to describe the act of keeping one's attention or thoughts engaged or busy, or to take possession or control over something. This term is versatile as it can be used in various contexts including real estate, military, mental health, and more.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Occupy
ok′ū-pī, v.t. to take or hold possession of: to take up, as room, &c.: to fill, as an office: to employ: (B.) to use: to trade with: (Shak.) to possess, enjoy.—v.i. to hold possession: (B.) to trade:—pa.t. and pa.p. occ′ūpied.—ns. Occ′upancy, the act of occupying, or of taking or holding possession: possession: the time during which one occupies; Occ′upant, one who takes or has possession.—v.t. Occ′upāte (Bacon), to hold: to possess:—pr.p. occ′ūpāting; pa.p. occ′ūpāted.—n. Occupā′tion, the act of occupying or taking possession: possession: state of being employed or occupied: that which occupies or takes up one's attention: employment.—adj. Occupā′tive.—n. Occ′upier, one who takes or holds possession of: an occupant: (B.) a trader. [Fr.,—L. occupāre, -ātum—ob, to, on, capĕre, to take.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
occupy
Is a military phrase for taking possession of a work or fort, or to remain stationary in any place.
British National Corpus
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'occupy' in Verbs Frequency: #432
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of occupy in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of occupy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of occupy in a Sentence
We've taken back collectively 40 percent of the territory they occupy.
First of all, nobody wants to occupy Ukraine.
Breaking into the top 5 would require a lot of capital and taking significant risk – this isn’t something we aspire to, overall 7 to 10 is a reasonable spot for us to occupy.
It's not the end, we still have plan B; either to occupy other places or to step up our actions.
Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia:
If we follow your logic, then we should have meetings of the Security Council after the events in Ferguson in Missouri or after the dispersal by forces of the Occupy Wall Street movement in Manhattan.
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- акупава́ць, заня́ць, займа́цьBelarusian
- окупи́рамBulgarian
- obsaditCzech
- besetzen, in Anspruch nehmen, okkupieren, bewohnenGerman
- ασχολούμαιGreek
- ocuparSpanish
- vallata, varata, miehittääFinnish
- habiter, occuperFrench
- okipeHaitian Creole
- occupareItalian
- לִכבּוֹשׁHebrew
- 占めるJapanese
- teneo, possideoLatin
- whakakapi, whetaMāori
- bezettenDutch
- okupowaćPolish
- ocuparPortuguese
- оккупи́ровать, заня́ть, завладе́ть, завладева́ть, занима́тьRussian
- ta upp, bo, annektera, bebo, uppta, ockupera, innehaSwedish
- ஆக்கிரமிக்கTamil
- ఆక్రమించుTelugu
- зайня́ти, займа́ти, окупува́тиUkrainian
- chiếmVietnamese
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