occupy
(verb)
verb
1. keep busy with
Similar word(s): busy
Definition categories: social, work
2. live (in a certain place)
Similar word(s): reside
Definition categories: stative, dwell, inhabit, live, populate
3. occupy the whole of
Similar word(s): fill
Definition categories: stative, be
4. be on the mind of
Similar word(s): concern, interest, worry
Definition categories: stative
5. march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
Similar word(s): invade
Definition categories: competition, assail, attack
6. require (time or space)
Similar word(s): take
Definition categories: possession, expend, use
7. consume all of one's attention or time
Similar word(s): absorb, engage, engross
Definition categories: cognition, interest
8. assume, as of positions or roles
- the young prince will soon occupy the throne
Definition categories: social, work
Sentences with occupy as a verb:
- I occupy myself with gardening for a few hours every day.
- I occupy the post of deputy cat catcher.