Meaning & Definition of Occupy in English

1. Keep busy with

• "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"

2. Live (in a certain place)

• "She resides in princeton"

• "He occupies two rooms on the top floor"

3. Occupy the whole of

• "The liquid fills the container"

4. Be on the mind of

• "I worry about the second germanic consonant shift"

5. March aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation

• "Hitler invaded poland on september 1, 1939"

6. Require (time or space)

• "It took three hours to get to work this morning"

• "This event occupied a very short time"

7. Consume all of one's attention or time

• "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

8. Assume, as of positions or roles

• "She took the job as director of development"

• "He occupies the position of manager"

• "The young prince will soon occupy the throne"