occupy

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Occupy Definition & Meaning

1. To fill or take up space or time.

Example: The book occupies the entire shelf.

2. To reside or live in a place.

Example: The family occupies the house on the corner.

3. To take control or possession of a place by force.

Example: The protesters plan to occupy the park until their demands are met.

4. To engage or involve oneself in a particular activity or task.

Example: She likes to occupy herself with crossword puzzles.

5. To hold a particular job or position.

Example: He currently occupies the position of ceo at the company.

Examples of the word occupy used in sentences.

  • She hopes to one day occupy a high-ranking position in the company.
  • The company plans to occupy a new office building next month.
  • The cat likes to occupy the top of the bookshelf.
  • I occupy a small apartment in the city.
  • The students occupy the classroom every day at 8am.
  • The students occupied the library for a study session.
  • The new company building will occupy a large space in the city center.
  • The house was built to occupy a large family comfortably.
  • The army will occupy the enemy's territory after the battle.
  • The hotel room will be ready to occupy tomorrow morning.
  • I'm sorry, can we speak later? I need to occupy myself with work now.
  • The new construction project will occupy a large portion of the city's green space.
  • Many celebrities have taken to social media to occupy their fans during the quarantine.
  • The homeless man had to occupy the park bench for the night as he had nowhere else to go.
  • The company's goal is to occupy a leading position in the market within the next two years.
  • The new shopping mall will occupy a prominent spot in the city center.
  • The company's CEO is determined to occupy a leading position in the tech industry.
  • The protesters threatened to occupy the government building until their demands were met.
  • Her passion for volunteering occupies most of her free time.
  • This book has managed to occupy a special place in my heart over the years.
  • The soldiers were ordered to occupy the border and prevent any unauthorized entry.
  • The new company policy aims to occupy a larger share of the market by targeting new demographics.
  • The activists plan to occupy the streets in protest against the government's decision.
  • The book's captivating storyline will easily occupy your attention for hours.
  • Despite her busy schedule, she always finds time to occupy herself with her favorite hobbies.
  • As a teacher, part of my job is to occupy the attention of my students and make them enthusiastic about learning and exploring new topics.
  • With the rise of digital technologies, numerous new occupations have emerged, and some traditional jobs that used to occupy a significant portion of the workforce are disappearing.
  • In today's fast-paced world, many people occupy themselves with work to the extent of forgetting about their personal life and well-being.
  • In a bustling city like New York, finding a quiet and secluded place to occupy for some time could be a real challenge, but not impossible.
  • The United States may have been founded on the principle of freedom, but history reveals that it has widely deployed military forces to occupy and govern other nations.
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