occupy — to live or work in a building or area
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to live or work in a building or area
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɑːkjupaɪ/
Korean meaning: 거주하다, 차지하다
Korean pronunciation: 아-큐-파이 (강세: 아)
Example Sentences
- My cat likes to occupy my laptop keyboard whenever I try to work.
- The new shopping mall will occupy the entire city block.
- Video games occupy too much of his attention during study time.
occupy
VERB//ˈɑːkjupaɪ//
to live or work in a building or area
💡 Concept
to live or work in a building or area
🎵 Rhyme
Built with supply, now apply to occupy!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈɑːkjupaɪ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɒkjupaɪ/
🌳Etymology
Prefixob--
Rootcup
Suffix--y
Origin
From Old French 'occuper', derived from Latin 'occupare' meaning 'to seize or take possession of', composed of 'ob-' (toward) and 'capere' (to take).
🎵Rhyme
applysupplyreplymultiply
apply
supply
reply
multiply
🔗Collocations
occupy a seat
occupy time
occupy territory
fully occupied
occupy a position
occupy space
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My cat likes to occupy my laptop keyboard whenever I try to work.”
“The new shopping mall will occupy the entire city block.”
“Video games occupy too much of his attention during study time.”
“The protesters decided to occupy the park until their demands were met.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
inhabitresidetake upfillpossess
Antonyms
vacateabandonleave
Related
occupationoccupantoccupancypreoccupy
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