occupy

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NGSL Rank: 1927
occupy
ˈɒkjʊpʌɪ Listen
Meanings
verb
  • reside or have one's place of business in (a building).
    E.g. the rented flat she occupies in Hampstead
  • fill or preoccupy (the mind).
    E.g. her mind was occupied with alarming questions
  • take control of (a place, especially a country) by military conquest or settlement.
    E.g. Syria was occupied by France under a League of Nations mandate

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