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- pronunciation:
- ak
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paI
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Builder
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
occupies, occupying, occupied |
| definition 1: |
to take and control.
Germany occupied Poland during World War II.- similar words:
- capture, claim, conquer, control, dominate, hold, oppress, overrun, overthrow, possess, seize, take
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| definition 2: |
to take up; fill.
These large chairs are occupying too much space in this room.How do you occupy your free hours?- synonyms:
- engage, fill, have, use
- similar words:
- absorb, amuse, busy, entertain, hold, spend, take
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| definition 3: |
to live in.
My grandparents have occupied their house for forty years.- synonyms:
- inhabit
- similar words:
- colonize, dwell in, lease, live in, people, populate, rent, reside in, settle
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| definition 4: |
to serve in or hold.
U.S. presidents occupy that position for four years at a time.- synonyms:
- hold
- similar words:
- claim, command, fill, have, own
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| related words: |
distract, divert, inhabit, involve, pass, raid |
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| derivations: |
occupied (adj.), occupier (n.) |
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