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Definition occupy in British English

occupy

verb
1

if someone occupies a room, building, area of land, seat, bed, or other place during a period of time, they use it

Example

The Smith family have occupied this farm for over a hundred years.

Example

All the seats on the bus were occupied.

1.1

if something occupies a space or a period of time, it is present in it or fills it

Example

Warehouses occupied most of the site.

Example

Commercial photography occupied much of his time.

Synonyms and related words
occupy set exist
2

to be in control of a place that you have entered in a group using military force

Example

The region was quickly occupied by foreign troops.

Example

an occupying army/force

Synonyms and related words
invade occupy suppress
2.1

to move into a public place and stay there for a period of time in order to show that you strongly disagree with a policy, law etc

Example

An estimated 3,000 people assembled at Battery Park with the intention of occupying Wall Street.

Example

I spoke at length with various religious folk during my time in Occupy London.

Synonyms and related words
agitate black blacklist
3

to have a particular job or position in an organization or system, especially an important one

Example

Members of the group occupy positions of power in the country.

Synonyms and related words
accept admission admit admit
4

to keep someone busy at an activity

Example

I need some way to occupy the kids for an hour.

Example

You keep him occupied down here while I check upstairs.

Example

He's still fully occupied with writing his report.

Example

You need to find something to occupy yourself with when you retire.

Synonyms and related words
work push push
5

if something occupies your mind, thoughts, or attention, or if it occupies you, you think about it a lot

Example

These thoughts occupied my mind, though I tried to sleep.

Example

The problem has been occupying me all week.

Example

My mind's been too occupied with moving house to think about a holiday.

Synonyms and related words
occur to flash dawn dawn
Definition occupy in British English