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being used by someone; with someone in it: The bathroom at the back of the plane was occupied, so I waited. busy or interested: At that time I was fully occupied tak ing care of my elderly mother. All the new toys kept the kids occupied for hours. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
1. : to engage the attention or energies of. They occupied themselves with video games. 2. a. : to take up (a place or extent in space) this chair is occupied. the fireplace will occupy this corner of the room. b. : to take or fill (an extent in time) the hobby occupies all of my free time. 3. a. : to take or hold possession or control of.
adjective. 1. busy doing or thinking about something. the constantly occupied shop assistant. I was thinking of ways to keep him occupied for three or four hours. keep the brain occupied! I had forgotten all about it because I had been so occupied with other things. The Prime Minister was occupied with important matters of state.
Something that's occupied is being used or is unavailable. If the sign on the restroom door says occupied, it means there's someone in there and you're just going to have to wait.
Definition of occupied adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. busy doing or thinking about something: keep the brain occupied!; she was fully occupied with driving. 2. in use and so not available for anyone else. 3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) politics under the control of an occupying military force.
employed or engaged, as one’s attention, energy, etc.; busy: He is often bored at home, not receiving much attention or affection from his occupied parents. (of a position, office, etc.) held: The amount of the salary markup for working under extraordinary conditions depends on the occupied position.
OCCUPIED definition: 1. being used by someone: 2. busy doing something or thinking about something: . Learn more.
If a room or something such as a seat is occupied, someone is using it, so that it is not available for anyone else. Two-thirds of hospital beds are occupied by elderly people. [ be VERB -ed ]
occupy something (formal) to live or work in a room, house or building. He occupies an office on the 12th floor. Topics Houses and homes c1. occupy something to enter a place in a large group and take control of it, especially by military force. The capital has been occupied by the rebel army. Protesting students occupied the TV station. Wordfinder
