"occupy" in the verb sense
1. busy, occupy
keep busy with
"She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
2. occupy, reside, lodge in
live (in a certain place
"She resides in Princeton"
"he occupies two rooms on the top floor"
3. occupy, fill
occupy the whole of
"The liquid fills the container"
4. concern, interest, occupy, worry
be on the mind of
"I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
5. invade, occupy
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
"Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
6. take, occupy, use up
require (time or space
"It took three hours to get to work this morning"
"This event occupied a very short time"
7. absorb, engross, engage, occupy
consume all of one's attention or time
"Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
8. fill, take, occupy
assume, as of positions or roles
"She took the job as director of development"
"he occupies the position of manager"
"the young prince will soon occupy the throne"
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