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Synonyms for "occupy" in English

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  1. occupy:

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Detailed Synonyms for occupy in English

occupy:

to occupy verbe (occupies, occupied, occupying)

  1. to occupy
    – march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation 1
    to conquer; to capture; to seize; to annex
    • conquer verbe (conquers, conquered, conquering)
    • capture verbe (captures, captured, capturing)
    • seize verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • annex verbe (annexs, annexed, annexing)
    to occupy
    – march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation 1
    • occupy verbe (occupies, occupied, occupying)
  2. to occupy
    – march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation 1
    to occupy; to invade
    – march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation 1
    • occupy verbe (occupies, occupied, occupying)
    • invade verbe (invades, invaded, invading)
      • Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 19391
  3. to occupy
    – live (in a certain place) 1
    to inhabit; to reside; dwell in; take up residence; to live in
    to occupy
    – live (in a certain place) 1
    • occupy verbe (occupies, occupied, occupying)
      • he occupies two rooms on the top floor1
  4. to occupy
    – live (in a certain place) 1
    to reside; to occupy; lodge in
    – live (in a certain place) 1
    • reside verbe (resides, resided, residing)
      • She resides in Princeton1
    • occupy verbe (occupies, occupied, occupying)
      • he occupies two rooms on the top floor1
    • lodge in verbe
  5. to occupy
    – consume all of one's attention or time 1
    to engage; to occupy; to absorb; engross
    – consume all of one's attention or time 1
    • engage verbe (engages, engaged, engaging)
    • occupy verbe (occupies, occupied, occupying)
    • absorb verbe (absorbs, absorbed, absorbing)
      • Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely1
    • engross verbe
  6. to occupy
    – require (time or space) 1
    to take; to occupy; to use up
    – require (time or space) 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • It took three hours to get to work this morning1
    • occupy verbe (occupies, occupied, occupying)
      • This event occupied a very short time1
    • use up verbe (uses up, used up, using up)
  7. to occupy
    – assume, as of positions or roles 1
    to take; to occupy; to fill
    – assume, as of positions or roles 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • She took the job as director of development1
    • occupy verbe (occupies, occupied, occupying)
      • he occupies the position of manager1
      • the young prince will soon occupy the throne1
    • fill verbe (fills, filled, filling)
  8. to occupy
    – keep busy with 1
    busy; to occupy
    – keep busy with 1
    • busy verbe
    • occupy verbe (occupies, occupied, occupying)
  9. to occupy
    – occupy the whole of 1
    to occupy; to fill
    – occupy the whole of 1
    • occupy verbe (occupies, occupied, occupying)
    • fill verbe (fills, filled, filling)
      • The liquid fills the container1
  10. to occupy
    – be on the mind of 1
    to concern; to interest; to occupy; to worry
    – be on the mind of 1
    • concern verbe (concerns, concerned, concerning)
    • interest verbe (interests, interested, interesting)
    • occupy verbe (occupies, occupied, occupying)
    • worry verbe (worries, worried, worrying)
      • I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift1

Conjugations for occupy:

present
  1. occupy
  2. occupy
  3. occupies
  4. occupy
  5. occupy
  6. occupy
simple past
  1. occupied
  2. occupied
  3. occupied
  4. occupied
  5. occupied
  6. occupied
present perfect
  1. have occupied
  2. have occupied
  3. has occupied
  4. have occupied
  5. have occupied
  6. have occupied
past continuous
  1. was occupying
  2. were occupying
  3. was occupying
  4. were occupying
  5. were occupying
  6. were occupying
future
  1. shall occupy
  2. will occupy
  3. will occupy
  4. shall occupy
  5. will occupy
  6. will occupy
continuous present
  1. am occupying
  2. are occupying
  3. is occupying
  4. are occupying
  5. are occupying
  6. are occupying
subjunctive
  1. be occupied
  2. be occupied
  3. be occupied
  4. be occupied
  5. be occupied
  6. be occupied
diverse
  1. occupy!
  2. let's occupy!
  5. occupied
  6. occupying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

occupy

  1. occupy
    occupy
  2. occupy
    – occupy the whole of 1
    engage; keep busy
    occupy
    – occupy the whole of 1

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Related Definitions for "occupy":

  1. consume all of one's attention or time1
  2. march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation1
  3. require (time or space)1
    • This event occupied a very short time1
  4. assume, as of positions or roles1
    • he occupies the position of manager1
    • the young prince will soon occupy the throne1
  5. keep busy with1
  6. live (in a certain place)1
    • he occupies two rooms on the top floor1
  7. occupy the whole of1
  8. be on the mind of1

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