Occupy

English

Transitive verb

to occupy (occupies, occupied, occupying)

1. To fill either time or space
   • The film occupied three hours of my time
2. To live or reside in
   • We occupy a small flat
3. To fill or hold a position
   • I occupy the post of deputy cat catcher
4. To conquer somewhere
   • The Germans occupied the Channel Islands
5. To hold the attention of
   • I occupied her friend while he made his proposal

Derived terms

• occupier
• occupation