Definition of occupies in English

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occupies, verb, present, 3rd person singular of occupy (infinitive).

WordNet

Verb occupies, occupying, occupied
occupy - live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor"
		reside, lodge in
		populate, inhabit, dwell, live fill with inhabitants; "populate the forest with deer and wild boar for hunting"
		move in move into a new house or office
		stay at reside temporarily; "I'm staying at the Hilton"
		squat sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
		crash stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"
occupy - occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container"
		fill
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
		crowd to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah"
		take up pursue or resume; "take up a matter for consideration"
occupy - consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
		absorb, engross, engage
		interest excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
		involve make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved"
		consume engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"
		rivet hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"
occupy - march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
		invade
		assail, attack attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
		infest, overrun invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen"
occupy - require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
		take, use up
		deplete, run through, use up, eat up, exhaust, consume, eat, wipe out finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes"
		expend, use use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
occupy - keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
		busy
		work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
		potter, putter work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden"
		play around, smatter, dabble commit adultery; "he plays around a lot"
occupy - be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
		concern, interest, worry
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"
		fill, take
		do work, work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"

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Wiktionary

occupy (Verb)
To fill time.
occupy (Verb)
To fill space.
occupy (Verb)
To live or reside in.
occupy (Verb)
To have, or to have taken, possession or control of a territory.
occupy (Verb)
To fill or hold an official position or role.
occupy (Verb)
To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of.
occupy (Verb)
To hold the attention of.
occupy (Verb)
To cohabit, to have sexual intercourse with. Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language, second edition, 1966.
occupy (Verb)
To place the theodolite or total station at a point.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

occupy (v. t.)
To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess.
occupy (v. t.)
To hold, or fill, the dimensions of; to take up the room or space of; to cover or fill; as, the camp occupies five acres of ground.
occupy (v. t.)
To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of; to employ; to busy.
occupy (v. t.)
To do business in; to busy one's self with.
occupy (v. t.)
To use; to expend; to make use of.
occupy (v. t.)
To have sexual intercourse with.
occupy (v. i.)
To hold possession; to be an occupant.
occupy (v. i.)
To follow business; to traffic.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

occupy
To make oneself or someone to have a lot of things to do.
occupy
To have a right, title, or office.
occupy
To have permanent residence.
occupy
To make full.
occupy
To have, or to have taken, possession or control of (a territory).
occupy
To fill or take up a place (a seat, a room etc.).

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 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.]