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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 |
adverb + (v.)occupy
continuously, currently, formerly, fully, illegally, newly, normally, otherwise, previously, temporarily
(v.)occupy
+ noun
acre,
brick,
building,
chair,
corner,
dwelling,
floor,
foot,
foreground,
ground,
habitat,
honor,
inch,
land,
leisure,
mansion,
mile,
mind,
niche,
peninsula,
place,
portion,
position,
residence,
rung,
seat,
shelf,
site,
slot,
space,
sphere,
spot,
strip,
suite,
terrain,
zone
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| derivations: |
occupied (adj.), occupier (n.) |
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