Occupy word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "occupy" word

[verb] engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
[verb] march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
[verb] as of time or space; "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
[verb] keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
[verb] live (in a certain place)
[verb] occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container"
[verb] be present in; be inside of
[verb] be on the mind of; "What is worrying you?"

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\Oc"cu*py\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Occupied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Occupying}.] [OE. occupien, F. occuper, fr.L. occupare; ob (see {Ob-}) + a word akin to capere to take. See {Capacious}.] 1. To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess. Woe occupieth the fine [/end] of our gladness. --Chaucer. The better apartments were already occupied. --W. Irving. 2. 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. --Sir J. Herschel. 3. To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of; to employ; to busy. An archbishop may have cause to occupy more chaplains than six. --Eng. Statute (Hen. VIII. ) They occupied themselves about the Sabbath. --2 Macc. viii. 27. 4. To do business in; to busy one's self with. [Obs.] All the ships of the sea, with their mariners, were in thee to occupy the merchandise. --Ezek. xxvii. 9. Not able to occupy their old crafts. --Robynson (More's Utopia). 5. To use; to expend; to make use of. [Obs.] All the gold that was occupied for the work. --Ex. xxxviii. 24. They occupy not money themselves. --Robynson (More's Utopia). 6. To have sexual intercourse with. [Obs.] --Nares.
\Oc"cu*py\, v. i. 1. To hold possession; to be an occupant. ``Occupy till I come.'' --Luke xix. 13. 2. To follow business; to traffic.

Synonyms for occupy

absorb, busy, concern, engage, engross, fill, interest, invade, lodge in, reside, take, use up, worry

Related terms: berth, charm, comprise, devote, diffuse, embody, engage, engage the mind, extend over, have, hold, leaven, lodge, make use of, pervade, possess, prepossess, reckon in, reckon with, sit on, take over, take possession of

The fun area, different aproach to word »occupy«

Let's analyse "occupy" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Three syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YPUCCO. Average typing speed for these characters is 1500 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: --- -.-. -.-. ..- .--. -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: occupy: 6 + 3 = 9, reduced: 9 (or 7 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Nine.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: occupy: 6 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 7 + 7 = 29, reduced: 11, and the final result is Eleven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
C (2)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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