occupied
US: /ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd/
UK: /ˈɒkjʊpˌaɪd/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
occupied- tính từ
- đang sử dụng
- đầy (người)
- có dính líu, bận rộn
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective1 [not before noun] being used by sb: Only half of the rooms are occupied at the moment.
See also -
2 [not before noun] ~ (doing sth / in doing sth / in sth)
~ (with sth / with doing sth) busy: He's fully occupied looking after three small children. + Only half her time is occupied with politics. + The most important thing is to keep yourself occupied.
3 (of a country, etc.) controlled by people from another country, etc., using military force: He spent his childhood in occupied Europe.
Antonym: UNOCCUPIED
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 capture, seize, take possession of, conquer, invade, take over, overrun, garrison, dominate, hold:
Rebel forces had occupied the capital and toppled the governor.
2 live or reside or dwell in, tenant, be established or ensconced or situated in, establish or ensconce or situate oneself in, inhabit, be settled in or into, settle in or into, take up residence in, make one's home in, move in or into; be located in:
She occupies a luxurious flat in Belgravia.
3 engage, busy, absorb, monopolize, hold, take up or over, catch, grab, seize, grip; divert, amuse, entertain, distract, beguile, preoccupy, hold (someone's) attention, interest, engross, involve:
Other matters occupied my attention last Sunday. While one man was keeping the shopkeeper occupied, the other man was robbing the till
4 fill (in or up), take up, cover, extend over, consume, use (up), Colloq eat up:
The car occupies more garage space than I thought it would. Housework occupies very little of my time.
Collocation
1 being used by sb
VERBS
be
ADV.
densely
the most densely occupied areas of the country
| entirely
The sofa was entirely occupied by two large cats.
| permanently | illegally
2 busy
VERBS
be | become | keep sb
We need something to keep the children occupied.
ADV.
fully | chiefly, mainly | busily | happily
PREP.
in
You will be mainly occupied in checking sales records.
| with
She was happily occupied with reading.
Concise dictionary
occupied|occupies|occupying'ɑkjəpaɪ /'ɒkjʊ-verb
+be present in; be inside of
+keep busy with
+live (in a certain place)
+occupy the whole of
+be on the mind of
+require (time or space)
+march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
+engage or engross wholly
