occupy
To take or use.
Other meanings
To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of.
To fill or hold (an official position or role).
Related words
- cooccupy
- misoccupy
- multioccupy
- occupiable
- preoccupy
- reoccupy
- nonoccupying
- deoccupy
- occupier
- occupy oneself
Word history
From Latin "occupō".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “occupy” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.