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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

4.37 Occupy

Word
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occupy
/'ɑkjupɑi/
  1. (transitive) If something occupies a space, it is there, lives there, or belongs there.
  2. (transitive) If a country or army occupies another country, it controls it.
  3. (transitive) If you occupy a position, you do a job, or have a job title.
  4. If your mind is occupied, you are thinking of something and can't concentrate on other things.
  5. If something occupies you or your time, it keeps you busy.
occupation
occupational
occupant
occupancy
occupier
unoccupied

5 comments:

  1. those who occupy the position that is the traditional stepping stone to the presidency.

    Japanese; hani nin suru

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  2. The garden occupies 5 acres
    Russian: занимать; занять; оккупировать

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  3. occupy
    ['ɔkjupai]
    vt. 占领, 占, 住进
    The striking office workers have occupied the whole building.

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  4. Occupying armies depending on collaborators and puppet governments never occupy the high ground.

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  5. Longer titles since each title can occupy only one line will be truncated and only brief source references are included.
    Spanish:residir en

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