occupy
/ˈɑkjəpaɪ/ verb B1- To fill. · The film occupied three hours of my time.
- To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of. · The film occupied me for three hours.· I occupy myself with gardening for a few hours every day.
- To fill or hold (an official position or role). · I occupy the post of deputy cat catcher.
- To hold the attention of. · I occupied her friend while he made his proposal.
- To fill space. · The historic mansion occupied two city blocks.
- To live or reside in.
- To have, or to have taken, possession or control of (a territory).
- To place the theodolite or total station at (a point).
Plural occupy · He/she/it occupies · Past occupied · Past participle occupied · -ing form occupying
Verb forms
- Base form
- occupy
- He/she/it
- occupies
- Past
- occupied
- Past participle
- occupied
- -ing form
- occupying
From the library
Miss Stacy’s photograph occupied the place of honor, and Anne made a sentimental point of keeping fresh flowers on the bracket under it.
It had given him a disgust to his business and to his residence in a small market town; and, quitting them both, he had removed with his family to a house about a mile from Meryton, denominated from that period Lucas Lodge; where he could think with pleasure of his own importance, and, unshackled by business, occupy himself solely in being civil to all the world.
Occupied in observing Mr.
Hurst, principally occupied in playing with her bracelets and rings, joined now and then in her brother’s conversation with Miss Bennet.
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