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Meaning of 'occupy'
Meaning of 'occupy' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Occupy 
[ v. i.]
- To hold possession; to be an occupant. [ v. i.]- To follow business; to traffic.
2. Occupy [ v. t.]
- To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use;
to possess. [ 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.
- To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of; to employ; to busy.
- To do business in; to busy one's self with.
- To use; to expend; to make use of.
- To have sexual intercourse with.
Meaning of 'occupy' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. occupy [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- consume all of one's attention or time
- consume all of one's attention or time
Example in sentence:
- Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely
Meaning (2):
- march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
- march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
Example in sentence:
- Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939
Meaning (3):
- be on the mind of
- be on the mind of
Example in sentence:
- I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift
Meaning (4):
- require (time or space)
- require (time or space)
Example in sentence:
- It took three hours to get to work this morning;
- This event occupied a very short time
Meaning (5):
- keep busy with
- keep busy with
Example in sentence:
- She busies herself with her butterfly collection
Meaning (6):
- live (in a certain place)
- live (in a certain place)
Example in sentence:
- he occupies two rooms on the top floor;
- She resides in Princeton
Meaning (7):
- assume, as of positions or roles
- assume, as of positions or roles
Example in sentence:
- he occupies the position of manager;
- She took the job as director of development;
- the young prince will soon occupy the throne
Meaning (8):
- occupy the whole of
- occupy the whole of
Example in sentence:
- The liquid fills the container
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