5 → occupy somebody’s mind/thoughts/attention 6 use to use something such as a room, seat, or bed Many patients who are occupying hospital beds could be transferred to other places. 4 control by force PM ENTER to enter a place in a large group and keep control of it, especially by military force → invade an occupying army Students occupied Sofia University on Monday. Register In everyday English, people usually say that something takes up time or space rather than occupies it: Work takes up most of her time. 3 fill space to fill a particular amount of space SYN take up Family photos occupied almost the entire wall. occupy somebody with (doing) something Only six percent of police time is occupied with criminal incidents. 2 fill time if something occupies you or your time, you are busy doing it Football occupies most of my leisure time. The building was purchased and occupied by its new owners last year. ○ W2 AWL verb ( occupied, occupying, occupies ) 1 stay in a place LIVE SOMEWHERE to live or stay in a place He occupies the house without paying any rent. Occupy From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Military, Officials occupy oc‧cu‧py / ˈɒkjəpaɪ $ ˈɑːk- /
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