| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,737,257,999 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
occupied |
Also found in: Legal, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia | 0.01 sec. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
occupied adjective 1. in use, taken, full, engaged, unavailable three beds, two of which were occupied 2. inhabited, peopled, lived-in, settled, tenanted The house was occupied by successive generations of farmers. inhabited empty, deserted, vacant, uninhabited, unoccupied, untenanted, tenantless Translations occupied [ˈɒkjʊpaɪd] adj (= busy) [person] → occupé(e) to keep sb occupied → occuper qn Keep the brain occupied! → Occupez-vous l'esprit! to be occupied with sth → être occupé à qch to be occupied with doing sth → être occupé à faire qch occupied adj house, room → belegt; a room occupied by four people → ein von vier Personen bewohntes Zimmer; is this seat occupied? → ist dieser Platz belegt? (Mil etc) country, territory → besetzt (= busy) → beschäftigt; to be occupied with something → mit etw beschäftigt sein; to keep somebody occupied → jdn beschäftigen; that’ll keep him occupied → dann hat er was zu tun, dann ist er beschäftigt; he kept his mind occupied → er beschäftigte sich geistig How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in classic literature | |
|---|---|---|
It's too late now when Vienna is occupied by the French army The vital difference between the game played with living men and that in which inanimate pieces are used, lies in the fact that while in the latter the mere placing of a piece upon a square occupied by an opponent piece terminates the move, in the former the two pieces thus brought together engage in a duel for possession of the square. For about one quarter of the length of the apartment, the floor was raised by a step, and this space, which was called the dais, was occupied only by the principal members of the family, and visitors of distinction. |
| Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|