oc·cu·py ( k y -p  )tr.v. oc·cu·pied, oc·cu·py·ing, oc·cu·pies 1. To fill up (time or space): a lecture that occupied three hours. 2. To dwell or reside in. 3. To hold or fill (an office or position). 4. To seize possession of and maintain control over by or as if by conquest. 5. To engage or employ the attention or concentration of: occupied the children with coloring books. [Middle English occupien, alteration of Old French occuper, from Latin occup  re, to seize : ob-, intensive pref.; see ob- + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]oc cu·pier n. |
occupy
Verb
[-pies, -pying, -pied]
1. to live, stay, or work in (a house, flat, or office)
2. to keep (someone or someone's mind) busy
3. to take up (time or space)
4. to move in and take control of (a country or other place): soldiers have occupied the country's television station
5. to fill or hold (a position or office) [Latin occupare to seize hold of]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | occupy - keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection" work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor" smatter, play around, dabble - work with in an amateurish manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments but he never makes any money" |
| 2. | occupy - live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor" move in - occupy a place; "The crowds are moving in" stay at - reside temporarily; "I'm staying at the Hilton" squat - occupy (a dwelling) illegally inhabit, live, populate, dwell - inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods" crash - occupy, usually uninvited; "My son's friends crashed our house last weekend" | |
| 3. | occupy - occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container" crowd - fill or occupy to the point of overflowing; "The students crowded the auditorium" take up - take up time or space; "take up the slack" be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" | |
| 4. | occupy - be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift" | |
| 5. | occupy - march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939" | |
| 6. | occupy - require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" deplete, use up, wipe out, eat up, exhaust, run through, eat, consume - use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" be - spend or use time; "I may be an hour" | |
| 7. | occupy - consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely" involve - occupy or engage the interest of; "His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon" 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" interest - excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of | |
| 8. | 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" |
occupy
verb 1. inhabit, own, live in, stay in Scot. be established in, dwell in, be in residence in, establish yourself in, ensconce yourself in, tenant, reside in, lodge in, take up residence in, make your home, abide in << OPPOSITE vacate
verb 2. invade, take over, capture, seize, conquer, keep, hold, garrison, overrun, annex, take possession of, colonize << OPPOSITE withdraw
Translations
occupy [ˈɔkjupaɪ] vt [+ seat, post, time] → ocupar [+ house]; habitar;
(to pass time) → entretenerse haciendo;
occupy [ˈɔkjupaɪ] vt [+ house, office] → bewohnen [+ place etc]; belegen [+ building, country etc]; besetzen [+ time, attention]; beanspruchen [+ position, space]; einnehmen;
to occupy o.s. (in or with sth) → sich (mit etw) beschäftigen;
to occupy o.s. in or with doing sth → sich damit beschäftigen, etw zu tun;
to be occupied in or with sth → mit etw beschäftigt sein;
to be occupied in or with doing sth → damit beschäftigt sein, etw zu tun
v occupy [ˈokjupai]
1 to be in or fill (time, space etc) A table occupied the centre of the room. inneem, in beslag neem يُشْغِل заемам zaujímat optage; fylde einnehmen καταλαμβάνω, απασχολώ ocupar enda alla võtma قرار داشتن؛ پر کردن viedä occuper לִתפוֹס भरना zauzimati elfoglal mengisi taka, ná yfir occupare 占める ?시간·장소를? 차지하다 užimti aizņemt (laiku, platību) memenuhi in beslag nemen oppta, inneha zajmować, mieszkać ocupar a ocupa занимать zabrať zasesti zauzimati uppta กิน (เนื้อที่หรือเวลา) kaplamak 佔據 займати قبضہ کرنا، جگہ لينا chiếm giữ 占据
2 to live in The family occupied a small flat. bewoon يَعيش في، يَسْكُنُ живея в obývat bebo beziehen διαμένω σε ocupar, habitar, vivir en elama ساکن بودن asua occuper לָגוּר रहना zauzeti, nastaniti bent lakik menghuni búa (í) occupare; in affitto avere 住む 살다 užimti apdzīvot mendiami bewonen (be)bo zajmować morar em a ocupa занимать (o)bývať stanovati živeti u bebo, bo i อาศัยอยู่ใน oturmak 住 займати رہنا cư ngụ 住
3 to capture The soldiers occupied the town. beset, in beset neem يَحْتَل завземам obsadit besætte; okkupere besetzen καταλαμβάνω, κατακτώ ocupar, tomar posesión de, apoderarse de vallutama اشغال کردن vallata occuper לִכבּוֹש कब्जा करना zauzeti megszáll menduduki hernema occupare 占領する 점령하다 užimti okupēt, ieņemt menguasai bezetten okkupere, legge beslag på zajmować ocupar a ocupa оккупировать obsadiť okupirati okupirati ockupera ยึดครอง zaptetmek 佔領 захоплювати; окупувати قبضہ کرنا bắt giữ 占领
n occupant
a person who occupies (a house etc), not necessarily the owner of the house. bewonder ساكِن في مَنْزِل، مُحْتَل обитател uživatel, obyvatel beboer der/die Bewohner(in) ένοικος inquilino, ocupante elanik ساکن asukas occupant/-ante דַייָר अधिभोक्ता, अधिवासी stanar bérlő, lakó penghuni íbúi, leigjandi occupante; affittuario 居住者 점유자, 점거자 gyventojas iedzīvotājs; īrnieks penghuni bewoner beboer, leietaker, innehaver mieszkaniec morador locatar житель, обитатель užívateľ stanovalec prisutni [] innehavare, invånare ผู้ที่อาศัยอยู่ bir yerde oturan kimse; kiracı 佔有人，居住者 орендар; мешканець قابض người cư ngụ 占有人，居住者
n occuˈpation
1 a person's job or work. beroep, ambag مِهْنَه، عَمَل работа zaměstnání beskæftigelse die Beschäftigung επάγγελμα, απασχόληση ocupación, profesión amet شغل ammatti métier, profession מִקצוֹעַ व्यवसाय zanimanje foglalkozás pekerjaan starf occupazione, impiego 職業 직업, 업무 užsiėmimas, darbas, profesija, verslas nodarbošanās pekerjaan beroep yrke, stilling, beskjeftigelse zajęcie emprego ocupaţie профессия; род деятельности zamestnanie poklic zanimanje yrke, förvärvsarbete อาชีพ meslek, iş 職業 заняття; фах پيشہ nghề nghiệp 职业
2 the act of occupying (a house, town etc). besetting إشْغال المَنْزِل пребиваване okupace beboelse die Besetzung κατάληψη (π.χ. για πόλη) ocupación valdamine سکونت valtaaminen occupation כִיבּוּש कब्जा करना useljavanje beköltözés penghunian búseta occupazione 居住 점유 užėmimas apdzīvošana pendudukan bewoning, bezetting ervervelse av eiendom, overtakelse zajmowanie ocupação ocupare проживание; захват okupácia zasedba okupacija ockupation, besättande การยึดครอง oturma 佔有 займання, заволодіння قبضہ sự chiếm đóng 占有
3 the period of time during which a town, house etc is occupied During the occupation, there was a shortage of food. besetting, bewoning إحْتِلال окупация okupace besættelse die Besetzung κατοχή ocupación okupatsioon اشغال miehitys occupation תְּקוּפָת כִּיבּוּש कब्जा okupacija, zauzetost elfoglalás; megszállás pendudukan hernám occupazione 占領 점유[] 기간 okupacija okupācija pendudukan bewoning, bezetting okkupasjon, besettelse okupacja ocupação ocupaţie оккупация okupácia zasedba okupacija ockupation ช่วงระยะเวลาการยึดครอง işgal (dönemi) 佔領期間 окупація قبضہ، تسلط thời hạn cư ngụ 占领期间
adj occuˈpational
of, or caused by, a person's job an occupational disease. beroeps= مِهَني، بِسَبَب المِهْنَه трудов pracovní, z povolání arbejds- Berufs-... επαγγελματικός profesional ameti-, kutse- شغلی ammatti- qui a rapport au métier/à la profession מִקצוֹעִי पेशेवराना profesionalni foglalkozási dengan pekerjaan atvinnu- professionale 職業の 직업의, 직업에서 생기는 profesinis profesionāls; darba- pekerjaan beroeps{#169} yrkes-, yrkesmessig zawodowy profissional profesional профессиональный pracovný, z povolania poklicen profesionalni yrkes-, arbets- ซึ่งเกี่ยวกับอาชีพ meslekî 職業的 професійний پيشہ سے متعلق thuộc nghề nghiệp 职业的
n occupier
an occupant. bewoner, huurder, besitter ساكِن، شاغِل обитател držitel, -ka, nájemník, -ice okkupant der/die Besitzer(in) ένοικος ocupante, inquilino valdaja ساکن؛ اشغالگر haltija occupant/-ante דַייָר कब्जा करने वाला stanar bérlő, lakó, birtokló penghuni íbúi, leigjandi occupante 居住者 점유자 gyventojas iedzīvotājs; īrnieks penghuni bewoner beboer, innehaver, leietaker lokator ocupante ocupant житель, обитатель držiteľ, -ka; nájomník, -čka stanovalec stanar innehavare, ockupant ผู้ครอบครอง belli bir yerde oturan kimse; kiracı 佔有者,房客 мешканець; орендар قابض người chiếm giữ 占有者,房客
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