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