occupy
werkwoord
1 occupy
Keep busy with.
synoniem: busy.
Nederlands: bezighouden
2 occupy
Live (in a certain place).
synoniemen: lodge in, reside.
Roget 186:
exist in space,
be present
etc.
adj.;
assister†;
make one of,
make one at;
look on,
attend,
remain;
find oneself,
present oneself;
show one's face;
fall in the way of,
occur in a place;
lie,
stand;
occupy;
be there.
people;
inhabit,
dwell,
reside,
stay,
sojourn,
live,
abide,
lodge,
nestle,
roost,
perch;
take up one's abode
etc.
(be located)
184;
tenant.
resort to,
frequent,
haunt;
revisit.
fill,
pervade,
permeate;
be diffused,
be disseminated,
be through;
over spread,
overrun;
run through;
meet one at every turn.
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3 occupy
Occupy the whole of.
synoniem: fill.
Nederlands: innemen
4 occupy
5 occupy
March aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation.
synoniem: invade.
Nederlands: bezetten
6 occupy
Require (time or space).
synoniemen: take, use up.
Nederlands: beslaan, bezetten, doen, occuperen
7 occupy
Consume all of one's attention or time.
synoniemen: absorb, engage, engross.
Roget 777:
possess,
have,
hold,
occupy,
enjoy;
be possessed of
etc.
adj.;
have in hand
etc.
adj.;
own
etc.
780;
command.
inherit;
come to,
come in for.
engross,
monopolize,
forestall,
regrate†,
impropriate†,
have all to oneself;
corner;
have a firmhold of
etc.
(retain)
781†;
get into one's hand
etc.
(acquire)
775.
belong to,
appertain to,
pertain to;
be in one's possession
etc.
adj.;
vest in.
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8 occupy
Assume, as of positions or roles:
— The young prince will soon occupy the throne.
synoniemen: fill, take.
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