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