occupy

Verb

Verb Forms: occupied, occupying, occupies

To reside in; to engage the attention or time of.
keep busy with
live (in a certain place)
occupy the whole of
be on the mind of
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
require (time or space)
consume all of one's attention or time
assume, as of positions or roles
- "the young prince will soon occupy the throne"
To take or use.
To fill.
To take or use.
To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of.
To take or use.
To fill or hold (an official position or role).
To take or use.
To hold the attention of.
To take or use space.
To fill space.
To take or use space.
To live or reside in.
To take or use space.
To have, or to have taken, possession or control of (a territory).
To take or use space.
To place the theodolite or total station at (a point).
To have sexual intercourse with.
To do business in; to busy oneself with.
To use; to expend; to make use of.

Examples

Her opponent’s excellent play managed to occupy the only available triple-word square.
I occupied her friend while he made his proposal.
I occupy myself with gardening for a few hours every day.
I occupy the post of deputy cat catcher.
The film occupied me for three hours.
The film occupied three hours of my time.
The historic mansion occupied two city blocks.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English occupien, occupyen, borrowed from Old French occuper, from Latin occupāre (“to take possession of, seize, occupy, take up, employ”), from ob (“to, on”) + capiō (“to take”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to seize, grab”). Doublet of occupate, now obsolete.

Synonyms

absorb, busy, concern, engage, engross, fill, interest, invade, lodge in, reside, take, use up, worry, coitize, copulate with, employ, go to bed with, sleep with

Scrabble Score: 15

occupy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
occupy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
occupy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

occupy: valid Words With Friends Word