occupied
pronunciation
How to pronounce occupied in British English:
UK [ˈɒkjupaɪd]
How to pronounce occupied in American English:
US [ˈɑːkjupaɪd]
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- Adjective:
- held or filled or in use
- seized and controlled as by military invasion
- resided in; having tenants
- having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
Word Origin
- occupied (adj.)
- late 15c., past participle adjective from occupy (v.). Of countries overrun by others, from 1940, originally with reference to France.
Example
- 1. Things were different in the countries germany had occupied .
- 2. The evaluation evidence shows that the ipf space available at iar-amtc has been primarily occupied by not-for-profit organizations and other public organizations .
- 3. The kids occupied two huge fiberglass canoes .
- 4. Haiti occupied the dr for part of the 19th century .
- 5. Merkel occupied the centrist spd territory and reaped the benefits .