English

Detailed Synonyms for occupy in English

occupy:

to occupy verb (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 verb (conquers, conquered, conquering)
    • capture verb (captures, captured, capturing)
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • annex verb (annexs, annexed, annexing)
    to occupy
    – march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation 1
    • occupy verb (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 verb (occupies, occupied, occupying)
    • invade verb (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 verb (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 verb (resides, resided, residing)
      • She resides in Princeton1
    • occupy verb (occupies, occupied, occupying)
      • he occupies two rooms on the top floor1
    • lodge in verb
  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 verb (engages, engaged, engaging)
    • occupy verb (occupies, occupied, occupying)
    • absorb verb (absorbs, absorbed, absorbing)
      • Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely1
    • engross verb
  6. to occupy
    – require (time or space) 1
    to take; to occupy; to use up
    – require (time or space) 1
    • take verb (takes, took, taking)
      • It took three hours to get to work this morning1
    • occupy verb (occupies, occupied, occupying)
      • This event occupied a very short time1
    • use up verb (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 verb (takes, took, taking)
      • She took the job as director of development1
    • occupy verb (occupies, occupied, occupying)
      • he occupies the position of manager1
      • the young prince will soon occupy the throne1
    • fill verb (fills, filled, filling)
  8. to occupy
    – keep busy with 1
    busy; to occupy
    – keep busy with 1
    • busy verb
    • occupy verb (occupies, occupied, occupying)
  9. to occupy
    – occupy the whole of 1
    to occupy; to fill
    – occupy the whole of 1
    • occupy verb (occupies, occupied, occupying)
    • fill verb (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 verb (concerns, concerned, concerning)
    • interest verb (interests, interested, interesting)
    • occupy verb (occupies, occupied, occupying)
    • worry verb (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!
  3. occupied
  4. occupying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

occupy

  1. occupy
  2. occupy
    – occupy the whole of 1
    occupy
    – occupy the whole of 1

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Alternate Synonyms for "occupy":


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

Related Synonyms for occupy