occupy
gb/ˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/ us/ˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 2100
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ρήμα
B1
action
1
Control or live in a place
To be in and use a place or space.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to occupy [a building/place/space]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'occupy' with 'own'. You can occupy a place without owning it.
Συνώνυμα
inhabit (Implies living in a place, often for a long time.)
|
take over (Often implies forceful or sudden control.)
Αντώνυμα
vacate (Means to leave a place so it is empty.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
occupy a building
|occupy a seat
|occupy territory
|occupy a room
|occupy land
Θέματα
daily life
|politics
|real estate
|law
|travel
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Ρήμα
B1
action
2
Keep someone busy
To give someone something to do so they are busy.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to occupy [someone] with [something]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse 'occupy' here with 'employ'. 'Occupy' is about keeping busy, not giving a job.
Συνώνυμα
engage (Focuses on holding someone's attention or interest.)
|
distract (Can mean keeping someone busy, sometimes away from other concerns.)
Αντώνυμα
bore (Means to make someone feel uninterested and not engaged.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
occupy children
|occupy someone's time
|occupy the mind
Θέματα
daily life
|education
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- The teacher occupied the students with a group project.
- She occupied herself with reading during the flight.
- Puzzles can occupy your mind for hours.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I occupy my little brother with games.
- She occupies herself with homework after school.
- We occupy the children with drawing.
Ρήμα
B2
action
3
Hold a position or role
To have a job or role.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to occupy [a position/role]
Συνώνυμα
hold (A common term for having a position or office.)
Αντώνυμα
vacate (Means to leave a position or role.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
occupy a post
|occupy a position
|occupy an office
Θέματα
business
|politics
|work
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- He occupies the role of chief engineer.
- She has occupied this position for five years.
- Several ministers occupied key posts in the government.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He occupies an important job at the bank.
- She occupies the role of manager.
- I occupy this position now.
Ρήμα
A2
action
4
Fill space or time
To be in a space or use time.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to occupy [space/time]
Συνώνυμα
fill (General term for taking up space or time.)
Αντώνυμα
free up (Means to make space or time available.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
occupy space
|occupy room
|occupy time
Θέματα
daily life
|space
|time
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- The sofa occupies most of the living room.
- Meetings occupy much of my day.
- The files occupy too much memory on the device.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The bed occupies half of my room.
- Work occupies most of my day.
- The box occupies this corner.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
occupy
IPA
GB/ˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/
US/ˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
oc - cupy (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (oc)
Τύποι λέξης
Verb
- Base: occupy
- 3rd Person Singular: occupies
- Present Participle: occupying
- Past: occupied
Οικογένεια λέξεων
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
Εκφράσεις
be occupied with
1/bˈi ˈɑkjəpˌaɪd wˈɪθ/
fixed phrase
Be busy with something
To be busy doing something or thinking about something.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- The region has been an occupied territory since the war began.
- Aid is being sent to people living in occupied territories.