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occupyoccupy /ˈɑkyəˌpaɪ/ ●●○ W3 AWL verb (, occupied, occupying) [transitive] ETYMOLOGYoccupyOrigin: 1300-1400 French occuper, from Latin occupare VERB TABLEoccupy |
| Present | I, you, we, they | occupy | | he, she, it | occupies | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | occupied | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have occupied | | he, she, it | has occupied | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had occupied | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will occupy | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have occupied |
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| Present | I | am occupying | | he, she, it | is occupying | | you, we, they | are occupying | | Past | I, he, she, it | was occupying | | you, we, they | were occupying | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been occupying | | he, she, it | has been occupying | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been occupying | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be occupying | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been occupying |
► occupy myself After my husband died, I learned to occupy myself. ► occupied ... positions All of the men occupied key supervisory positions for the state lottery. THESAURUSin a place/home► live to have your home in a particular place: Where do you live? Boston is a great place to live. ► reside formal to live in a particular country, city, etc.: The artist is from New Jersey but now resides in Florida. ► stay to live in a place for a short time: We stayed with my grandparents for two weeks. ► settle to begin to live in a new place, especially when you have come a long way to live there: Large numbers of German immigrants settled in what is now Ohio and Indiana. ► occupy formal to live in or use a building. Used especially in legal or official language: All of the units in the apartment building are currently occupied. ► inhabit if a group of people or animals inhabit a place, they live there. Used especially in scientific writing: Alligators inhabit the southeastern United States. ► dwell to live in a particular place. Used in stories and literary writing: The knight left the kingdom alone to dwell in the forest for the rest of his days. 1STAY IN A PLACE especially written to live in or use a room, building, bed, etc. for a period of time: The same family had occupied the house for 35 years. The upstairs offices are occupied by a software company.► see thesaurus at live12KEEP somebody BUSY if something occupies you or your time, you are busy doing it: Fishing occupies most of my spare time. After my husband died, I learned to occupy myself.occupy your time with (doing) something Eisemann’s time was occupied with ordering computer parts.3FILL SPACE to fill a particular amount of space: Family photos occupied almost the entire wall.4TAKE CONTROL to enter a place, city, country, etc. in a large group and take control of it, especially by military force: Students occupied Sofia University on Monday. an occupying army5occupy somebody’s mind/thoughts/attention if something occupies your mind, thoughts, etc., you think about that thing more than anything else: While she waited, she tried to occupy her mind with thoughts of the vacation.6occupy a place/position etc. (in something) if someone or something occupies a particular place or position in people’s minds, it is thought of in a particular way, especially a good way: Mandela occupies a unique place in the history of South Africa.7OFFICIAL POSITION to have an official position or job: All of the men occupied key supervisory positions for the state lottery.[Origin: 1300–1400 French occuper, from Latin occupare] |