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occupied
[ ok-yuh-pahyd ]
adjective
- lived in:
Now that he is no longer a member of the legislature, he and his family must move out of the occupied premises within 30 days.
- (of space, time, etc.) taken or filled up:
Have you ever walked into a public restroom and mistakenly opened an occupied stall?
- taken possession of and controlled by a hostile military force:
After Germany invaded in 1914, the Belgian Commission for Relief ensured that Belgians living in the occupied region did not starve.
- employed or engaged, as one’s attention, energy, etc.; busy:
He is often bored at home, not receiving much attention or affection from his occupied parents.
- (of a position, office, etc.) held:
The amount of the salary markup for working under extraordinary conditions depends on the occupied position.
- Sometimes Occupied. (of a place) taken possession of and controlled by demonstrators who see it as symbolic of a social or political issue:
People stopped outside the occupied library to show their support for those inside, who were protesting cuts to public services.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of occupy ( def ).
Other 51Թ Forms
- ··dz··辱 adjective
- -dz··辱 adjective
- ܲ··dz··辱 adjective
- ɱ-dz··辱 adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of occupied1
Example Sentences
It has also occupied a demilitarised buffer zone, set up after the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, and has sent forces onto the Syrian side of a nearby mountain, setting up nine bases across the area.
We drove first to the presidential palace, which the RSF occupied early in the war.
The region's police chief, Úlfar Lúðvíksson, told local media that only around 40 houses had been occupied by residents, following previous volcanic activity.
Millions of citizens are displaced overseas, on the front line and in occupied territories.
Someone living alone, for example, is entitled to a 25% reduction, external, and properties occupied only by students are exempt.
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