HyperDic: occupy

English > 8 senses of the word *occupy*:
VERB	social	occupy, busy	keep busy with
	stative	occupy, reside, lodge in	live (in a certain place)
	stative	occupy, fill	occupy the whole of
	stative	occupy, concern, interest, worry	be on the mind of
	competition	occupy, invade	march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
	possession	occupy, take, use up	require (time or space)
	cognition	occupy, absorb, engross, engage	consume all of one's attention or time
	social	occupy, fill, take	assume, as of positions or roles

occupy > pronunciation
Sounds	aa'kyahpay.
Rhymes	magpie ... spy: 7 rhymes with pay...

English > *occupy*: 8 senses > verb 1, social
Meaning	Keep busy with.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP
Synonym	busy
Narrower	dabble, smatter, play around	Work with in an amateurish manner
Narrower	potter, putter	Work lightly
Broader	work	Exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
Spanish	ocuparse, ocupar
Nouns	occupation	any activity that occupies a person's attention

English > *occupy*: 8 senses > verb 2, stative
Meaning	Live (in a certain place).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	reside, lodge in
Narrower	crash	Occupy, usually uninvited
	move in	occupy a place
	squat	Occupy (a dwelling) illegally
	stay at	reside temporarily
Broader	populate, dwell, live, inhabit	Inhabit or live in
Spanish	residir, vivir
Catalan	residir, viure
Nouns	occupancy	an act of being a tenant or occupant
	occupant, occupier	someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
	occupation	the act of occupying or taking possession of a building

English > *occupy*: 8 senses > verb 3, stative
Meaning	Occupy the whole of.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Synonym	fill
Narrower	crowd	fill or occupy to the point of overflowing
Narrower	take up	take up time or space
Broader	be	Occupy a certain position or area
Spanish	colmar, copar, llenar, ocupar, rellenar
Catalan	copar, emplenar, farcir, ocupar, omplir
Nouns	occupation	the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied

English > *occupy*: 8 senses > verb 4, stative
Meaning	Be on the mind of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Model	The bad news will occupy him
Synonyms	concern, interest, worry
Spanish	aficionar, interesar, ocupar, preocupar
Catalan	aficionar, interessar, ocupar, preocupar
Nouns	occupation	any activity that occupies a person's attention

English > *occupy*: 8 senses > verb 5, competition
Meaning	march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonym	invade
Narrower	infest, overrun	invade in great numbers
Broader	attack, assail	launch an attack or assault on
Spanish	invadir, ocupar
Catalan	envair, ocupar
Nouns	occupation	the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
Nouns	occupier	a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country

English > *occupy*: 8 senses > verb 6, possession
Meaning	require (time or space).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	take, use up
Narrower	be	spend or use time
Broader	use, expend	use up, consume fully
Similar to	consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out	use up (resources or materials)
Spanish	apoderar, copar, llevar, ocupar, tomar
Catalan	agafar, apoderar, copar, ocupar, prendre
Nouns	occupation	the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied

English > *occupy*: 8 senses > verb 7, cognition
Meaning	Consume all of one's attention or time.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Model	They occupy themselves
Synonyms	absorb, engross, engage
Narrower	consume	Engage fully
	involve	occupy or engage the interest of
	rivet	hold (someone's attention)
Broader	interest	excite the curiosity of
Spanish	absorber, atraer, ocupar
Catalan	absorbir, atraure, atreure, ocupar
Nouns	occupation	the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
Nouns	occupation	any activity that occupies a person's attention

English > *occupy*: 8 senses > verb 8, social
Meaning	assume, as of positions or roles.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"the young prince will soon occupy the throne"
Synonyms	fill, take
Broader	work, do work	Be employed
Similar to	assume, take, strike, take up	Occupy or take on
Spanish	asumir, ocupar, tomar
Catalan	ocupar

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