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Meaning of occupied

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

occupied

Pronunciation:/ˈɑkjəpaɪd//ˈɑkjəpaɪd/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Reserved, engaged.

    Example: The stall on the left is occupied.

  2. Busy, unavailable.

    Example: She is occupied at the moment.

  3. Subjugated, under the control of a foreign military presence.

    Example: My father travelled to occupied Japan in December 1945.

verb

Definitions

  1. (of time) To take or use.

  2. To take or use space.

  3. To have sexual intercourse with.

  4. To do business in; to busy oneself with.