occupy
gb/ˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/ us/ˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/
A2
الإنجليزية
~ 2100
المعاني
0 معنى
فعل
B1
action
1
Control or live in a place
To be in and use a place or space.
نمط الاستخدام:
to occupy [a building/place/space]
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'occupy' with 'own'. You can occupy a place without owning it.
المرادفات
inhabit (Implies living in a place, often for a long time.)
|
take over (Often implies forceful or sudden control.)
الأضداد
vacate (Means to leave a place so it is empty.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
occupy a building
|occupy a seat
|occupy territory
|occupy a room
|occupy land
الموضوعات
daily life
|politics
|real estate
|law
|travel
أمثلة
- Protesters occupied the city square for two weeks.
- The company occupies the top floor of the building.
- They occupied the house soon after buying it.
- The army occupied the region during the conflict.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- We occupy a small apartment in the city.
- The students occupy the classroom every morning.
- Soldiers occupy the camp during training.
- Tourists occupy the hotel rooms in summer.
فعل
B1
action
2
Keep someone busy
To give someone something to do so they are busy.
نمط الاستخدام:
to occupy [someone] with [something]
خطأ شائع:
Learners may confuse 'occupy' here with 'employ'. 'Occupy' is about keeping busy, not giving a job.
المرادفات
engage (Focuses on holding someone's attention or interest.)
|
distract (Can mean keeping someone busy, sometimes away from other concerns.)
الأضداد
bore (Means to make someone feel uninterested and not engaged.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
occupy children
|occupy someone's time
|occupy the mind
الموضوعات
daily life
|education
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The teacher occupied the students with a group project.
- She occupied herself with reading during the flight.
- Puzzles can occupy your mind for hours.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- I occupy my little brother with games.
- She occupies herself with homework after school.
- We occupy the children with drawing.
فعل
B2
action
3
Hold a position or role
To have a job or role.
نمط الاستخدام:
to occupy [a position/role]
المرادفات
hold (A common term for having a position or office.)
الأضداد
vacate (Means to leave a position or role.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
occupy a post
|occupy a position
|occupy an office
الموضوعات
business
|politics
|work
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- He occupies the role of chief engineer.
- She has occupied this position for five years.
- Several ministers occupied key posts in the government.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- He occupies an important job at the bank.
- She occupies the role of manager.
- I occupy this position now.
فعل
A2
action
4
Fill space or time
To be in a space or use time.
نمط الاستخدام:
to occupy [space/time]
المرادفات
fill (General term for taking up space or time.)
الأضداد
free up (Means to make space or time available.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
occupy space
|occupy room
|occupy time
الموضوعات
daily life
|space
|time
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The sofa occupies most of the living room.
- Meetings occupy much of my day.
- The files occupy too much memory on the device.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- The bed occupies half of my room.
- Work occupies most of my day.
- The box occupies this corner.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
occupy
IPA
GB/ˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/
US/ˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/
المقاطع والنبر
oc - cupy (٢ مقاطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (oc)
تصريفات الكلمة
Verb
- Base: occupy
- 3rd Person Singular: occupies
- Present Participle: occupying
- Past: occupied
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
occupies
verb
occupying
verb
occupied
verb
Core family
occupation
noun A2
Negative and opposite forms
unoccupied
adjective B2
Advanced or less common
occupational
adjective B2
preoccupied
adjective
التعبيرات
be occupied with
1/bˈi ˈɑkjəpˌaɪd wˈɪθ/
fixed phrase
Be busy with something
To be busy doing something or thinking about something.
أمثلة
- She is occupied with preparing for her exams.
- He was occupied with phone calls all morning.
fully occupied
1/fˈʊli ˈɑkjəpˌaɪd/
fixed phrase
Completely busy or in use
Being very busy or having no space or time free.
أمثلة
- I'm fully occupied with work this week.
- All hotel rooms are fully occupied during the festival.
occupied territory
1/ˈɑkjəpˌaɪd tˈɛɹɪtˌɔɹi/
fixed phrase
Land under foreign control
Land that is controlled by an army from another country.
أمثلة
- The region has been an occupied territory since the war began.
- Aid is being sent to people living in occupied territories.