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English verb: occupy | |||
| 1. | occupy (social) keep busy with | ||
| Samples | She busies herself with her butterfly collection. | ||
| Synonyms | busy | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | work | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dabble, play around, potter, putter, smatter | ||
| 2. | occupy (stative) live (in a certain place) | ||
| Samples | She resides in Princeton. He occupies two rooms on the top floor. | ||
| Synonyms | lodge in, reside | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dwell, inhabit, live, populate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crash, move in, squat, stay at | ||
| 3. | occupy (stative) occupy the whole of | ||
| Samples | The liquid fills the container. | ||
| Synonyms | fill | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crowd, take up | ||
| 4. | occupy (stative) be on the mind of | ||
| Samples | I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift. | ||
| Examples | The bad news will occupy him | ||
| Synonyms | concern, interest, worry | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| 5. | occupy (competition) march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation | ||
| Samples | Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. | ||
| Synonyms | invade | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assail, attack | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | infest, overrun | ||
| 6. | occupy (possession) require (time or space) | ||
| Samples | It took three hours to get to work this morning. This event occupied a very short time. | ||
| Synonyms | take, use up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expend, use | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | be | ||
| Verb group | consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out | ||
| 7. | occupy (cognition) consume all of one's attention or time | ||
| Samples | Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely. | ||
| Examples | They occupy themselves | ||
| Synonyms | absorb, engage, engross | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | interest | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | consume, involve, rivet | ||
| 8. | occupy (social) assume, as of positions or roles | ||
| Samples | She took the job as director of development. He occupies the position of manager. The young prince will soon occupy the throne. | ||
| Synonyms | fill, take | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | do work, work | ||
| Verb group | assume, strike, take, take up | ||
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