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over-occupied

o·ver-oc·cu·py
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver ok-yuh-pahy]
    • /ˈoʊ vər ˈɒk yəˌpaɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver ok-yuh-pahy]
    • /ˈoʊ vər ˈɒk yəˌpaɪ/

Definitions of over-occupied word

  • verb with object over-occupied to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels. 1
  • verb with object over-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 over-occupied to be a resident or tenant of; dwell in: We occupied the same house for 20 years. 1
  • verb with object over-occupied to hold (a position, office, etc.). 1
  • verb with object over-occupied to take possession and control of (a place), as by military invasion. 1
  • verb with object over-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 over-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 Over-occupied

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Over-occupied

over-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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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