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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Occupy \Oc"cu*py\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Occupied; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Occupying.] [OE. occupien, F. occuper, fr.L. occupare;
     ob (see Ob-) + a word akin to capere to take. See
     Capacious.]
     1. To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to
        possess.
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              Woe occupieth the fine [end] of our gladness.
                                                    --Chaucer.
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              The better apartments were already occupied. --W.
                                                    Irving.
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     2. To hold, or fill, the dimensions of; to take up the room
        or space of; to cover or fill; as, the camp occupies five
        acres of ground. --Sir J. Herschel.
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     3. To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the
        service of; to employ; to busy.
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              An archbishop may have cause to occupy more
              chaplains than six.                   --Eng. Statute
                                                    (Hen. VIII. )
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              They occupied themselves about the Sabbath. --2
                                                    Macc. viii.
                                                    27.
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     4. To do business in; to busy one's self with. [Obs.]
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              All the ships of the sea, with their mariners, were
              in thee to occupy the merchandise.    --Ezek. xxvii.
                                                    9.
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              Not able to occupy their old crafts.  --Robynson
                                                    (More's
                                                    Utopia).
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     5. To use; to expend; to make use of. [Obs.]
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              All the gold that was occupied for the work. --Ex.
                                                    xxxviii. 24.
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              They occupy not money themselves.     --Robynson
                                                    (More's
                                                    Utopia).
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     6. To have sexual intercourse with. [Obs.] --Nares.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Occupy \Oc"cu*py\, v. i.
     1. To hold possession; to be an occupant. ``Occupy till I
        come.'' --Luke xix. 13.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To follow business; to traffic.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Occupy \Oc"cu*py\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Occupied; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Occupying.] [OE. occupien, F. occuper, fr.L. occupare;
     ob (see Ob-) + a word akin to capere to take. See
     Capacious.]
     1. To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to
        possess.
  
              Woe occupieth the fine [/end] of our gladness.
                                                    --Chaucer.
  
              The better apartments were already occupied. --W.
                                                    Irving.
  
     2. To hold, or fill, the dimensions of; to take up the room
        or space of; to cover or fill; as, the camp occupies five
        acres of ground. --Sir J. Herschel.
  
     3. To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the
        service of; to employ; to busy.
  
              An archbishop may have cause to occupy more
              chaplains than six.                   --Eng. Statute
                                                    (Hen. VIII. )
  
              They occupied themselves about the Sabbath. --2
                                                    Macc. viii.
                                                    27.
  
     4. To do business in; to busy one's self with. [Obs.]
  
              All the ships of the sea, with their mariners, were
              in thee to occupy the merchandise.    --Ezek. xxvii.
                                                    9.
  
              Not able to occupy their old crafts.  --Robynson
                                                    (More's
                                                    Utopia).
  
     5. To use; to expend; to make use of. [Obs.]
  
              All the gold that was occupied for the work. --Ex.
                                                    xxxviii. 24.
  
              They occupy not money themselves.     --Robynson
                                                    (More's
                                                    Utopia).
  
     6. To have sexual intercourse with. [Obs.] --Nares.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Occupy \Oc"cu*py\, v. i.
     1. To hold possession; to be an occupant. ``Occupy till I
        come.'' --Luke xix. 13.
  
     2. To follow business; to traffic.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  occupy
       v 1: be present in; be inside of [syn: inhabit]
       2: keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly
          collection" [syn: busy]
       3: live (in a certain place) [syn: reside, lodge in]
       4: occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container" [syn:
          fill]
       5: be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic
          consonant" [syn: concern, interest, worry]
       6: as of time or space; "It took three hours to get to work
          this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
          [syn: take, use up]
       7: march aggressively into another's territory by military
          force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler
          invaded Poland on September 1, 1939" [syn: invade]
       8: engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies
          absorbs her completely" [syn: absorb, engross, engage]
       [also: occupied]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  occupy
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive of time) To take or use.
     2 # To fill.
     3 # (senseid en keep busy)To possess or use the time or capacity of;
  to engage the service of.
     4 # To fill or hold (an official position or role).
     5 # To hold the attention of.
     6 (lb en transitive) To take or use space.
     7 # To fill space.
     8 # To live or reside in.
     9 # (lb en military) To have, or to have taken, possession or control
  of (a territory).

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Occupy
     n.
     (synonym of en OWS  "Occupy Wall Street" protest movement)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  occupy
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive of time) To take or use.
     2 # To fill.
     3 # (senseid en keep busy)To possess or use the time or capacity of;
  to engage the service of.
     4 # To fill or hold (an official position or role).
     5 # To hold the attention of.
     6 (lb en transitive) To take or use space.
     7 # To fill space.
     8 # To live or reside in.
     9 # (lb en military) To have, or to have taken, possession or control
  of (a territory).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Occupy
     n.
     (synonym of en OWS  "Occupy Wall Street" protest movement)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  occupy
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive of time) To take or use.
     2 # To fill.
     3 # (senseid en keep busy)To possess or use the time or capacity of;
  to engage the service of.
     4 # To fill or hold (an official position or role).
     5 # To hold the attention of.
     6 (lb en transitive) To take or use space.
     7 # To fill space.
     8 # To live or reside in.
     9 # (lb en military) To have, or to have taken, possession or control
  of (a territory).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Occupy
     n.
     (synonym of en OWS  "Occupy Wall Street" protest movement)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  occupy
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive of time) To take or use.
     2 # To fill.
     3 # (senseid en keep busy)To possess or use the time or capacity of;
  to engage the service of.
     4 # To fill or hold (an official position or role).
     5 # To hold the attention of.
     6 (lb en transitive) To take or use space.
     7 # To fill space.
     8 # To live or reside in.
     9 # (lb en military) To have, or to have taken, possession or control
  of (a territory).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Occupy
     n.
     (synonym of en OWS  "Occupy Wall Street" protest movement)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  occupy
     Englanti vb.
     1 viedä tai varata tilaa tai aikaa
     2 asua asunnossa
     3 täyttää asema
     4 omistautua, ottaa vastuu jostain
     5 miehittää

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  occupy
     Engelska vb.
     ockupera

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  occupy /ˈɒkjʊpˌaɪ/
  beklee

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Occupy /ˈɒkjʊpˌaɪ/
  إحتلّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  occupy //ˈɑkjəpaɪ// //ˈɒkjʊpaɪ// 
  1. окупи́рам
  have (taken) control of
  2. заемам 2.
  hold a position
   3.
  to fill (space)
   4.
  to fill (time)
  3. завладявам
  hold attention of
  4. обитавам
  reside in