Word Image
plural:
Part Of Speech
verb
Word Meaning
to take up the attention or energies of; to fill up (space or time); to live in as owner or tenant
Word Family
occupies
occupied
occupying
unoccupied
preoccupy
occupation
occupational
occupant
occupancy
Sentences
My reading will occupy me most of the summer.
The enemy troops occupied the town during the war.
She occupies the house that her grandfather built 50 years ago.
Their house occupies a beautiful spot next to the ocean.
Much of our time is occupied by answering questions from our customers.
Pursuing a higher education has been his major occupation.
This hotel has full occupancy most days.
Both of the car’s occupants were injured.
These questions have continued to occupy her mind.
The booth near the window seems to be unoccupied.
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