OCCUPY
\ˈɒkjʊpˌa͡ɪ], \ˈɒkjʊpˌaɪ], \ˈɒ_k_j_ʊ_p_ˌaɪ]\
Definitions of OCCUPY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
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live (in a certain place)
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as of time or space; "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
By Princeton University
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engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
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live (in a certain place)
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as of time or space; "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To have sexual intercourse with.
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To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess.
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To hold, or fill, the dimensions of; to take up the room or space of; to cover or fill; as, the camp occupies five acres of ground.
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To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of; to employ; to busy.
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To do business in; to busy one's self with.
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To use; to expend; to make use of.
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To hold possession; to be an occupant.
By Oddity Software
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To have sexual intercourse with.
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To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess.
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To hold, or fill, the dimensions of; to take up the room or space of; to cover or fill; as, the camp occupies five acres of ground.
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To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of; to employ; to busy.
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To do business in; to busy one's self with.
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To use; to expend; to make use of.
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To hold possession; to be an occupant.
By Noah Webster.
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To take possession of; have in possession or use; dwell in; as, to occupy a room; to fill or cover, as time or space; as, household duties occupy her day; to employ; to busy; as, to occupy oneself with work.
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Occupied.
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Occupying.
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Occupier.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To take or seize: to hold possession of: to cover or fill: to employ: (B.) to use: to trade with.
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To hold possession: (B.) to trade:-pa.t. and pa.p. occupied.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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