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