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occupies

oc·cu·py
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ok-yuh-pahy]
    • /ˈɒk yəˌpaɪ/
    • /ˈɒk.jʊ.paɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ok-yuh-pahy]
    • /ˈɒk yəˌpaɪ/

Definitions of occupies word

  • verb with object occupies to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels. 1
  • verb with object occupies to engage or employ the mind, energy, or attention of: Occupy the children with a game while I prepare dinner. 1
  • verb with object occupies to be a resident or tenant of; dwell in: We occupied the same house for 20 years. 1
  • verb with object occupies to hold (a position, office, etc.). 1
  • verb with object occupies to take possession and control of (a place), as by military invasion. 1
  • verb with object occupies (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 occupies

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 Occupies

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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occupies 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.

occupies usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with occupies

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Related words

  • absolute space

    space that is not affected by what occupies it or occurs within it and that provides a standard for distinguishing inertial systems from other frames of reference.

  • employer

    A person or organization that employs people.

  • employment

    The condition of having paid work.

  • farmer in the dell

    a game, accompanied by a song with several verses, in which one person, designated as the farmer, occupies the center of a circle of persons and is joined in the circle by other players designated as wife, child, nurse, cat, rat, and cheese, these then leaving the circle in order except for the one designated as cheese, who is left standing alone in the circle at the end.

  • householder

    a person who holds title to or occupies a house.

  • interesting

    engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity: an interesting book.
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