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occupy
[ ok-yuh-pahy ]
verb (used with object)
- to take or fill up (space, time, etc.):
I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- to engage or employ the mind, energy, or attention of:
Occupy the children with a game while I prepare dinner.
Synonyms: ,
- to be a resident or tenant of; dwell in:
We occupied the same house for 20 years.
- to hold (a position, office, etc.).
- to take possession and control of (a place), as by military invasion.
Synonyms: ,
- Usually Occupy. to participate in a protest about (a social or political issue), as by taking possession or control of buildings or public places that are symbolic of the issue:
Let’s Occupy our voting rights!
The Occupy Wall Street movement of late 2011 was a protest against economic inequality.
verb (used without object)
- to take or hold possession.
- Usually Occupy. to participate in a protest about a social or political issue.
adjective
- Usually Occupy. of or relating to a protest about a social or political issue, as in Occupy movement, Occupy protest, and Occupy candidate:
the Occupy movement for social justice.
occupy
/ ˈɒʊˌ貹ɪ /
verb
- to live or be established in (a house, flat, office, etc)
- often passive to keep (a person) busy or engrossed; engage the attention of
- often passive to take up (a certain amount of time or space)
- to take and hold possession of, esp as a demonstration
students occupied the college buildings
- to fill or hold (a position or rank)
Other 51Թ Forms
- dz··辱·· adjective
- dz··辱· noun
- ·dz·· verb misoccupied misoccupying
- ·dz·· verb (used with object) reoccupied reoccupying
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of occupy1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The humor comes from star Hauser, who easily occupies the liminal space between comedy and drama.
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.
Cho noted that Yoon acknowledged sending troops to occupy the country’s election commission, an independent constitutional institution that does not fall under the scope of martial law.
“He understood what areas to press, what areas to occupy defensively and his ability to run behind comes naturally to him.”
We drove first to the presidential palace, which the RSF occupied early in the war.
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