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Definisjon av occupy

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WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Verb
occupy - live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor"
reside, lodge in
populate, inhabit, dwell, live fill with inhabitants; "populate the forest with deer and wild boar for hunting"
move in move into a new house or office
stay at reside temporarily; "I'm staying at the Hilton"
squat sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
crash stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"
occupy - occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container"
fill
be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
crowd to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah"
take up pursue or resume; "take up a matter for consideration"
occupy - consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
absorb, engross, engage
interest excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
involve make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved"
consume engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"
rivet hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"
occupy - march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
invade
assail, attack attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
infest, overrun invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen"
occupy - require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
take, use up
deplete, run through, use up, eat up, exhaust, consume, eat, wipe out finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes"
expend, use use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"
be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
occupy - keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
busy
work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
potter, putter work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden"
play around, smatter, dabble commit adultery; "he plays around a lot"
occupy - be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
concern, interest, worry
occupy - 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"
fill, take
do work, work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
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Verb
occupy - To fill time.
occupy - To fill space.
occupy - To live or reside in.
occupy - To have, or to have taken, possession or control of a territory.
occupy - To fill or hold an official position or role.
occupy - To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of.
occupy - To hold the attention of.
occupy - To cohabit, to have sexual intercourse with. Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language, second edition, 1966.
occupy - To place the theodolite or total station at a point.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • occupy
    To make oneself or someone to have a lot of things to do.
  • occupy
    To have a right, title, or office.
  • occupy
    To have permanent residence.
  • occupy
    To make full.
  • occupy
    To have, or to have taken, possession or control of (a territory).
  • occupy
    To fill or take up a place (a seat, a room etc.).

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) occupy
  • Presens: occupy / occupies
  • Preteritum: occupied
  • Perfektum: (have) occupied

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