Occupy

//ˈɒkjʊpaɪ//

Synonyms for "occupy" (250 found)

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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derived

11 entries

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related to

12 entries

similar

4 entries

Translations

149 translations across 37 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • اِحْتَلَّ verb (have (taken) control of)

Armenian

4 entries
  • գրավել verb (have (taken) control of)
  • զբաղեցնել verb (to fill (time))
  • զբաղեցնել verb (to fill (space))
  • զբաղեցնել verb (time or space)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • işğal etmək verb (have (taken) control of)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • акупава́ць verb (have (taken) control of)
  • займа́ць verb (have (taken) control of)
  • заня́ць verb (have (taken) control of)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • завладявам verb (hold attention of)
  • заемам verb (to fill (time))
  • заемам verb (to fill (space))
  • заемам verb (hold a position)

Catalan

3 entries
  • ocupar verb (reside in)
  • ocupar verb (have (taken) control of)
  • ocupar verb (hold a position)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 佔 /占 verb (time or space)
  • 佔據 /占据 verb (have (taken) control of)
  • 居住 verb (reside in)
  • 據有 /据有 verb (hold a position)

Czech

2 entries
  • obsadit verb (time or space)
  • obsadit verb (have (taken) control of)

Danish

1 entries
  • besætte verb (have (taken) control of)

Dutch

1 entries
  • bezetten verb (have (taken) control of)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • okupi verb (have (taken) control of)

Finnish

4 entries
  • asuttaa verb (reside in)
  • miehittää verb (have (taken) control of)
  • olla alueella (jollakin) verb (to fill (space))
  • pitää kiireisenä verb (to use the time or capacity of)

French

4 entries
  • habiter verb (reside in)
  • occuper verb (to fill (time))
  • occuper verb (to fill (space))
  • occuper verb (time or space)

German

4 entries
  • belegen verb (time or space)
  • besetzen verb (have (taken) control of)
  • besetzen verb (hold a position)
  • bewohnen verb (reside in)

Haitian Creole

3 entries
  • okipe verb (time or space)
  • okipe verb (time or space)
  • okipe verb (hold a position)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • הִתְנַחֵל verb (have (taken) control of)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • elfoglal verb (have (taken) control of)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • hernema verb (have (taken) control of)

Irish

1 entries
  • áitigh verb (reside in)

Italian

4 entries
  • occupare verb (to fill (time))
  • occupare verb (to fill (space))
  • occupare verb (time or space)
  • occupare verb (reside in)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 占める verb (have (taken) control of)
  • 占める verb (hold a position)

Latin

3 entries
  • possideo verb (hold a position)
  • teneo verb (hold a position)
  • teneo verb (hold attention of)

Māori

4 entries
  • nohowheta verb (have (taken) control of)
  • whakakapi verb (to fill (space))
  • whakakapi verb (hold a position)
  • whakatāuteute verb (to fill (time))

Norman

4 entries
  • otchuper verb (reside in)
  • otchuper verb (have (taken) control of)
  • otchuper verb (hold a position)
  • otchuper verb (hold attention of)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • besette verb (have (taken) control of)

Old English

3 entries
  • būan verb (reside in)
  • weardian verb (reside in)
  • weardian verb (hold a position)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • طوتمق verb (to fill (space))

Polish

1 entries
  • okupować verb (have (taken) control of)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • ocupar verb (to fill (time))
  • ocupar verb (to fill (space))
  • ocupar verb (time or space)
  • ocupar verb (reside in)

Russian

4 entries
  • завладе́ть verb (have (taken) control of)
  • завладева́ть verb (have (taken) control of)
  • занима́ть verb (to fill (time))
  • занима́ть verb (to fill (space))

Spanish

4 entries
  • ocupar verb (time or space)
  • ocupar verb (reside in)
  • ocupar verb (have (taken) control of)
  • ocupar verb (hold a position)

Swedish

4 entries
  • bebo verb (reside in)
  • besätta verb (have (taken) control of)
  • bo i verb (reside in)
  • inneha verb (hold a position)

Telugu

1 entries
  • ఆక్రమించు verb (have (taken) control of)

Thai

1 entries
  • ยึดครอง verb (have (taken) control of)

Tày

1 entries
  • bống verb (to fill (space))

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • забира́ти verb (time or space)
  • забра́ти verb (time or space)
  • займа́ти verb (to fill (time))
  • займа́ти verb (to fill (space))

Zazaki

1 entries
  • zebt kerden verb (have (taken) control of)

Sample sentences

30 total sentences available.

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Smokers are asked to occupy the rear seats.

Source: tatoeba (40647)

I think I will occupy myself in my father's business.

Source: tatoeba (261544)

Books occupy most of his room.

Source: tatoeba (322048)

In reading some books we occupy ourselves chiefly with the thoughts of the author; in perusing others, exclusively with our own.

Source: tatoeba (411039)

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