Occupied

//ˈɒkjʊpaɪd// adj, intj, verb

adj, intj, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of occupy form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Reserved; engaged.

    "The stall on the left is occupied."

  2. 2
    Busy; unavailable.

    "She is occupied at the moment."

  3. 3
    Subjugated; under the control of a foreign (usually military) presence.

    "My father travelled to occupied Japan in December 1945."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having ones attention or mind or energy engaged wordnet
  2. 2
    resided in; having tenants wordnet
  3. 3
    held or filled or in use wordnet
  4. 4
    seized and controlled as by military invasion wordnet
Intj
  1. 1
    Used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable.

Synonyms

All synonyms
engagedtenantedabsorbedabsorbed inabstractedactive

Example

More examples

"Even now, many years after the Cold War, there is still much rancor between the Russians and the Germans, especially in areas once occupied by the Soviet Union."

Related phrases

human-occupied vehiclekeep someone occupied

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