Ocupé (en. I occupied)

/o.kuˈpe/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To take possession or control of a place or thing.

I occupied room 305 during my stay at the hotel.

Ocupé la habitación 305 durante mi estancia en el hotel.

To be in use or being used.

I occupied the seat in the middle row at the cinema.

Ocupé el asiento en la fila del medio en el cine.

To dedicate time to an activity.

I occupied my afternoon reading a good book.

Ocupé mi tarde leyendo un buen libro.

From the Latin 'occupare'.

to occupy a position

To take a position in a workplace.

ocupar un puesto

to occupy time

To dedicate hours to carrying out an activity.

ocupar el tiempo

to occupy space

To have volume or surface in a specific area.

ocupar espacio

occupation

Activity or work that a person performs.

ocupación

occupies

Second person singular of the present of the verb 'to occupy'.

ocupa

To be very busy.

Today I'm really busy, so I can't go out.

Hoy estoy bien ocupado, así que no puedo salir.

To have no free time.

I can't go to the cinema, I'm completely busy.

No puedo ir al cine, estoy completamente ocupado.