Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - occupy
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Occupy
occupy
transitive verb (-pied; -pying) Etymology: Middle English occupien to take possession of, ~, from Anglo-French occupier, occuper, from Latin occupare, from ob- toward + -cupare (akin to capere to seize) — more at ob-, heave Date: 14th century 1. to engage the attention or energies of 2. a. to take up (a place or extent in space) this chair is occupied the fireplace will ~ this corner of the room b. to take or fill (an extent in time) the hobby occupies all of my free time 3. a. to take or hold possession or control of enemy troops occupied the ridge b. to fill or perform the functions of (an office or position) 4. to reside in as an owner or tenant • occupier noun
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v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 reside in; be the tenant of. 2 take up or fill (space or time or a place). 3 hold (a position or office). 4 take military possession of (a country, region, town, strategic position). 5 place oneself in (a building etc.) forcibly or without authority. 6 (usu. in passive; often foll. by in, with) keep busy or engaged. Etymology: ME f. OF occuper f. L occupare seize (as OB-, capere take) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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гл. 1) заполнять (время) 2) занимать, захватить 3) заниматься чем-л. (oneself) 4) временно пользоваться, арендовать ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. занимать (место, пространство и т. п.) to occupy a house —- занимать дом to occupy a seat —- занимать место the building occupies the entire block —- здание тянется на весь квартал 2. занимать, заполнять (время) school occupies all my time —- школа отнимает у меня все время the dinner and speeches occupied three hours —- обед и речи продолжались три часа the lessons occupy the morning —- утро отводится для занятий 3. заниматься (чем-л.); уделять время (чему-л.) he occupied himself with solving some algebra problems —- он занимался решением алгебраических задач the workmen were occupied in putting down the house —- рабочие были заняты разборкой дома he was occupied in reading business letters —- он был поглощен чтением деловых писем 4. поглощать (мысли); занимать (ум) many cares and anxieties occupied his mind —- он был поглощен своими заботами и треволнениями sports often occupy a boy's attention —- мальчики часто увлекаются спортом 5. захватывать, оккупировать; завладевать to occupy a country —- оккупировать страну 6. занимать (пост), пребывать (на посту) Mr. N occupies an important position in the Ministry —- г-н N занимает важный пост в министерстве 7. временно владеть, пользоваться (чем-л.); арендовать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) занимать (дом, квартиру); арендовать 2) захватывать, завладевать; оккупировать 3) занимать (пространство, время); the garden occupies 5 acres - под садом занято 5 акров земли 4) занимать (мысли, ум); to occupy oneself with smth., to be occupied in smth. - заниматься чем-л. 5) занимать (пост) Syn: see reside ...Англо-русский словарь
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(occupies, occupying, occupied) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The people who occupy a building or a place are the people who live or work there. There were over 40 tenants, all occupying one wing of the hospital... Land is, in most instances, purchased by those who occupy it. VERB: V n, V n 2. If a room or something such as a seat is occupied, someone is using it, so that it is not available for anyone else. The hospital bed is no longer occupied by his wife... I saw three camp beds, two of which were occupied. ? vacant, free V-PASSIVE: be V-ed, be V-ed 3. If a group of people or an army occupies a place or country, they move into it, using force in order to gain control of it. U.S. forces now occupy a part of the country... ...the occupied territories. VERB: V n, V-ed 4. If someone or something occupies a particular place in a system, process, or plan, they have that place. Men still occupy more positions of power than women. = hold VERB: V n 5. If something occupies you, or if you occupy yourself, your time, or your mind with it, you are busy doing that thing or thinking about it. Her parliamentary career has occupied all of her time... He hurried to take the suitcases and occupy himself with packing the car... I would deserve to be pitied if I couldn’t occupy myself. VERB: V n, V pron-refl with n, V pron-refl, also V n with n • occupied Keep the brain occupied... I had forgotten all about it because I had been so occupied with other things. ADJ: v-link ADJ, oft ADJ with n 6. If something occupies you, it requires your efforts, attention, or time. I had other matters to occupy me, during the day at least... This challenge will occupy Europe for a generation or more. VERB: V n, V n 7. If something occupies a particular area or place, it fills or covers it, or exists there. Even quite small aircraft occupy a lot of space... Bookshelves occupied most of the living room walls. = take up VERB: V n, V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ v 1 »STAY IN A PLACE« formal to live or stay in a place (The Jackson family have occupied this apartment for the past six months.) 2 be occupied if a room, seat, or bed is occupied, someone is in it or using it 3 »SEIZE AND CONTROL« to enter a place in a large group and keep control of it, for example by military force (Bosnian Serb forces have occupied the city for 8 months. | an occupying army) 4 »FILL TIME/SPACE« to fill a space or period of time (Soccer occupies most of my leisure time. | Traditional paintings occupy most of the wall-space in the gallery.) 5 occupy sb's mind/thoughts/attention if something occupies your mind etc, you think about that thing more than anything else 6 »BUSY« a) occupy sb/keep sb occupied to keep someone busy (I've invented a game that will keep the kids occupied for hours. | Hannah gets so bored - she needs something to occupy her.) b) be occupied with to be busy doing something (Helen was fully occupied with business matters, so we didn't want to bother her.) 7 »OFFICIAL POSITION« to have an official position or job (Before becoming prime minister, Mrs Thatcher had already occupied several cabinet posts.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- early 14c., from O.Fr. occuper, from L. occupare "take over, seize, possess, occupy," from ob "over" + intensive form of capere "to grasp, seize." During 16c.-17c. a euphemism for "have sexual intercourse with," which caused it to fall from polite usage. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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