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- [ok-yuh-pahy]
- /ˈɒk yəˌpaɪ/
- /ˈɒkjupaɪd/
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- [ok-yuh-pahy]
- /ˈɒk yəˌpaɪ/
Definitions of occupied word
- verb with object occupied to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels. 1
- verb with object occupied to engage or employ the mind, energy, or attention of: Occupy the children with a game while I prepare dinner. 1
- verb with object occupied to be a resident or tenant of; dwell in: We occupied the same house for 20 years. 1
- verb with object occupied to hold (a position, office, etc.). 1
- verb with object occupied to take possession and control of (a place), as by military invasion. 1
- verb with object occupied (usually initial capital letter) to participate in a protest about (a social or political issue), as by taking possession or control of buildings or public places that are symbolic of the issue: Let’s Occupy our voting rights! The Occupy Wall Street movement of late 2011 was a protest against economic inequality. 1
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Origin of occupied
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English occupien < Middle French occuper < Latin occupāre to seize, take hold, take up, make one's own, equivalent to oc- oc- + -cup-, combining form of capere to take, seize + -āre infinitive suffix
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Parts of speech for Occupied
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
occupied popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
occupied usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for occupied
adjective occupied
- busy — A busy time is a period of time during which you have a lot of things to do.
- engaged — Busy; occupied.
- employed — Give work to (someone) and pay them for it.
- unavailable — suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available.
- working — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
Antonyms for occupied
adjective occupied
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- empty — A container (esp. a bottle or glass) left empty of its contents.
- liberated — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- unoccupied — without occupants; empty; vacant.
- idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
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