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- Dictionaryoccupied/ˈɒkjʊpʌɪd/
adjective
- 1. (of a building, seat, etc.) being used by someone: "only the ground floor is fully occupied" Similar Opposite
- 2. busy and active: "tasks which kept her occupied for the day" Similar
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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.
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.
OCCUPY definition: 1. to fill, exist in, or use a place or period of time: 2. to keep someone busy or interested: 3…. Learn more.
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.
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
