occupy
gb/ˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/ us/ˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/
A2
انگریزی
~ 2100
معانی
0 معانی
فعل
B1
action
1
Control or live in a place
To be in and use a place or space.
استعمال کا انداز:
to occupy [a building/place/space]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'occupy' with 'own'. You can occupy a place without owning it.
ہم معنی الفاظ
inhabit (Implies living in a place, often for a long time.)
|
take over (Often implies forceful or sudden control.)
متضاد الفاظ
vacate (Means to leave a place so it is empty.)
لفظی تراکیب
occupy a building
|occupy a seat
|occupy territory
|occupy a room
|occupy land
موضوعات
daily life
|politics
|real estate
|law
|travel
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
استعمال کا انداز:
to occupy [someone] with [something]
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse 'occupy' here with 'employ'. 'Occupy' is about keeping busy, not giving a job.
ہم معنی الفاظ
engage (Focuses on holding someone's attention or interest.)
|
distract (Can mean keeping someone busy, sometimes away from other concerns.)
متضاد الفاظ
bore (Means to make someone feel uninterested and not engaged.)
لفظی تراکیب
occupy children
|occupy someone's time
|occupy the mind
موضوعات
daily life
|education
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- The teacher occupied the students with a group project.
- She occupied herself with reading during the flight.
- Puzzles can occupy your mind for hours.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
استعمال کا انداز:
to occupy [a position/role]
ہم معنی الفاظ
hold (A common term for having a position or office.)
متضاد الفاظ
vacate (Means to leave a position or role.)
لفظی تراکیب
occupy a post
|occupy a position
|occupy an office
موضوعات
business
|politics
|work
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- He occupies the role of chief engineer.
- She has occupied this position for five years.
- Several ministers occupied key posts in the government.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
استعمال کا انداز:
to occupy [space/time]
ہم معنی الفاظ
fill (General term for taking up space or time.)
متضاد الفاظ
free up (Means to make space or time available.)
لفظی تراکیب
occupy space
|occupy room
|occupy time
موضوعات
daily life
|space
|time
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- The sofa occupies most of the living room.
- Meetings occupy much of my day.
- The files occupy too much memory on the device.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The bed occupies half of my room.
- Work occupies most of my day.
- The box occupies this corner.
گرامر
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occupy
IPA
GB/ˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/
US/ˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/
ہجا بندی اور زور
oc - cupy (2 ہجے)
Stress on 1st syllable (oc)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Verb
- Base: occupy
- 3rd Person Singular: occupies
- Present Participle: occupying
- Past: occupied
متعلقہ الفاظ
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
عبارات
be occupied with
1/bˈi ˈɑkjəpˌaɪd wˈɪθ/
fixed phrase
Be busy with something
To be busy doing something or thinking about something.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- The region has been an occupied territory since the war began.
- Aid is being sent to people living in occupied territories.