occupy

occupy is a 6-letter English word with 16 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 18 · 16 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess.
2. transitive verb. To hold, or fill, the dimensions of; to take up the room or space of; to cover or fill; as, the camp occupies five acres of ground.
3. transitive verb. To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of; to employ; to busy.
4. transitive verb. To do business in; to busy one's self with.
5. transitive verb. To use; to expend; to make use of.
6. transitive verb. To have sexual intercourse with.
7. intransitive verb. To hold possession; to be an occupant.
8. intransitive verb. To follow business; to traffic.
9. verb. consume all of one's attention or time

   "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

   Synonyms: absorb, engage, engross

10. verb. march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation

    "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"

    Synonyms: invade

11. verb. require (time or space)

    "It took three hours to get to work this morning"

    "This event occupied a very short time"

    Synonyms: take

12. verb. assume, as of positions or roles

    "She took the job as director of development"

    "he occupies the position of manager"

    Synonyms: fill, take

13. verb. keep busy with

    "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"

    Synonyms: busy

14. verb. live (in a certain place)

    "She resides in Princeton"

    "he occupies two rooms on the top floor"

    Synonyms: reside

15. verb. occupy the whole of

    "The liquid fills the container"

    Synonyms: fill

16. verb. be on the mind of

    "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"

    Synonyms: concern, interest, worry

Synonyms

absorb, engage, engross, invade, take, fill, busy, reside, concern, interest, worry

Common word forms

occupied, occupier, occupies, occupying

Words from these letters

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