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Definição e significado de occupy

Definição

occupy (v. trans.)

1.consume all of one's attention or time"Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

2.march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation"Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"

3.require (time or space)"It took three hours to get to work this morning" "This event occupied a very short time"

4.keep busy with"She busies herself with her butterfly collection"

5.live (in a certain place)"She resides in Princeton" "he occupies two rooms on the top floor"

6.occupy the whole of"The liquid fills the container"

7.be present in; be inside of

8.be on the mind of"I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"

occupy (v.)

1.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"

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Merriam Webster

OccupyOc"cu*py (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Occupied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Occupying (?).] [OE. occupien, F. occuper, fr.L. occupare; ob (see Ob-) + a word akin to capere to take. See Capacious.]
1. To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess.

Woe occupieth the fine [end] of our gladness. Chaucer.

The better apartments were already occupied. W. Irving.

2. To hold, or fill, the dimensions of; to take up the room or space of; to cover or fill; as, the camp occupies five acres of ground. Sir J. Herschel.

3. To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of; to employ; to busy.

An archbishop may have cause to occupy more chaplains than six. Eng. Statute (Hen. VIII. )

They occupied themselves about the Sabbath. 2 Macc. viii. 27.

4. To do business in; to busy one's self with. [Obs.]

All the ships of the sea, with their mariners, were in thee to occupy the merchandise. Ezek. xxvii. 9.

Not able to occupy their old crafts. Robynson (More's Utopia).

5. To use; to expend; to make use of. [Obs.]

All the gold that was occupied for the work. Ex. xxxviii. 24.

They occupy not money themselves. Robynson (More's Utopia).

6. To have sexual intercourse with. [Obs.] Nares.

OccupyOc"cu*py, v. i.
1. To hold possession; to be an occupant.Occupy till I come.” Luke xix. 13.

2. To follow business; to traffic.

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