Advertisement
Advertisement
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
Half its roughly one million followers live in Syria, were they make up about 3% of the population, while there are smaller communities in Lebanon, Israel and the occupied Golan Heights.
North Carolina, Utah and Tennessee are barely large enough to occupy the same chart.
Forest are sixth in the Premier League, level on points with fifth-placed Chelsea, who occupy the final Champions League qualification spot.
The Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate has condemned the arrest of a prominent local journalist by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank.
The UN says Israel - as an occupying power - is obliged under international law to ensure supplies for the 2.1 million Palestinians in Gaza.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse