American English pronunciation
How to pronounce occupies
IPA transcription: ['ɑkjə,paɪz]
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Verb
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require (time or space)
“It took three hours to get to work this morning”
“This event occupied a very short time”
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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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be on the mind of
“I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift”
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occupy the whole of
“The liquid fills the container”
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consume all of one's attention or time
“Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely”
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keep busy with
“She busies herself with her butterfly collection”
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march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
“Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939”
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live (in a certain place)
“She resides in Princeton”
“he occupies two rooms on the top floor”
Usage examples
- A permanent installation entitled "Seed", by Peter Randall-Page, occupies the anteroom.
- Nicollet Mall occupies the oldest section of the avenue.
- The main campus occupies in Gresham.
- Marugame occupies the centre of an alluvial plain.
- Today, the Chicago Housing Authority's Wentworth Gardens housing project occupies the site.
- A formation of irregular ridges occupies most of the rim gap along the southwest.
- The campus occupies in the city of Saratoga.
- The Priory Hotel occupies the former rectory site near to the original church.
- Fairmount Park, Philadelphia's first park, occupies adjacent to the banks of the Schuylkill River.
- McHenry occupies the southeast shore.