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Meanings of occupy in English

Portuguese
viver
Catalan
residir
Spanish
residir

To have permanent residence.

        viver
        Portuguese
        ocupar
        Spanish
        colmar
        Catalan
        emplenar

        To have a right, title, or office.

              ocupar
              Portuguese
              dizer respeito a
              Catalan
              interessar
              Spanish
              preocupar

              Be on the mind of.

                    dizer respeito a
                    Portuguese
                    ocupar
                    Catalan
                    ocupar
                    Spanish
                    atraer

                    Consume all of one's attention or time.

                          ocupar
                          Usage of occupy in English
                          1
                          In the long years ahead, I need some way to occupy myself.
                          Taking care of gods
                          2
                          Russian troops continue to occupy part of Georgia, although combat has stopped.
                          Reuters
                          3
                          There are controls set within this body I happen, unfortunately, to occupy.
                          The Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth
                          4
                          Its troops continue to occupy part of Georgia, although combat has stopped.
                          Reuters
                          5
                          Translation: Though we've heard rumors another company may already occupy those positions.
                          Wired
                          6
                          Cyrus Vance, the Manhattan district attorney, said: Banks occupy positions of trust.
                          The Guardian
                          7
                          It used to occupy a space several feet farther to the right.
                          The Great Book of Amber
                          8
                          Canadian Tire-owned properties currently occupy about 25 million square feet across Canada.
                          Reuters
                          9
                          Soldiers backed by Armenia also occupy some Azerbaijani territory outside the region.
                          The Guardian
                          10
                          The American ambition to occupy more and more land left Sancho cold.
                          Island beneath the sea
                          11
                          Planet Catastrophe is not always a good headspace to occupy for long.
                          The Irish Times
                          12
                          Japan, Germany and the US occupy the places immediately behind the Republic.
                          The Irish Times
                          13
                          The troops of the allied powers are about to occupy the capital.
                          Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 18...
                          14
                          I have a beautiful home and many interests to occupy my time.
                          Nocturnal
                          15
                          Norway and Israel occupy the middle two places with one point each.
                          Reuters
                          16
                          The police should occupy themselves more usefully, Wetherell said in a statement.
                          The Irish Times
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                          Translations for occupy
                          Occupy through the time
                          Occupy across language varieties
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