Occupy (Verb)
Meaning 1
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".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 2
Occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The beautiful garden will occupy the whole of the backyard once it's fully grown.
- The high-rise building will occupy the whole of the block in the city center.
- The massive iceberg will occupy the whole of the bay if it doesn't break apart.
- The new factory will occupy the whole of the industrial park in a few years.
- The ever-expanding university will occupy the whole of the town's hillside area in the near future.
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Meaning 3
Live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The old couple occupies a small house near the city park.
- He occupies the penthouse suite on the 20th floor of the hotel.
- They will occupy the farmhouse after the renovation is complete.
- She occupies a large studio apartment in downtown Manhattan.
- The elderly woman occupies a cozy cottage by the lake.
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Meaning 4
Be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The threat of another global pandemic continues to occupy my thoughts more and more every day.
- Concerns about climate change have begun to occupy the minds of many young voters in the last few years.
- Her illness has worried me so much it's continued to occupy my every waking thought for weeks now.
- The possibility of losing my job is a worry that really started to occupy my mind during the recession.
- Financial struggles have occupied her mind lately and she can't seem to shake off the worry.
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Meaning 5
Consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- The intricate plot of the novel will occupy your thoughts long after you finish reading it.
- Her involvement in the charity work occupies most of her free time.
- Math problems seem to occupy a great deal of his study sessions.
- Designing a new website will occupy the majority of her weekend.
- The upcoming election campaign occupies the headlines of every major newspaper.
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Meaning 6
Require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The play was a relatively short production that occupied less than two hours of our evening.
- This long-running musical occupied eight hours of rehearsal every day.
- Her morning workout occupied about an hour of her busy schedule.
- The ceremony occupied about forty-five minutes of the overall event.
- The tedious PowerPoint presentation occupied nearly half of the meeting time.
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Meaning 7
March aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Examples
- The enemy forces were able to occupy the land within a week of marching into it.
- Napoleon's army sought to occupy all of Europe, however their efforts were eventually thwarted.
- Japan occupy China's Manchuria region in a sudden display of military might.
- Russia did not have enough manpower to occupy Ukraine entirely during the conflict.
- Hitler instructed his generals to prepare plans to occupy England and the French Coast.
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Meaning 8
Keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.