occupy

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To take or fill a space, time, or position.

• The family occupies the third floor apartment.
• Reading occupies most of my free time.
• The table occupies too much space in this small room.
• International peacekeeping forces were deployed to occupy the demilitarized zone until diplomatic negotiations could be finalized.
• Complex mathematical proofs can occupy scholars for years before a definitive solution emerges from collaborative research efforts.
• Urban planners must consider which demographic groups will occupy newly constructed housing developments in rapidly growing metropolitan areas.

Eş anlamlılar: fill, take up, inhabit, hold

Zıt anlamlılar: vacate, abandon, leave, evacuate

Birini meşgul etmek veya bir faaliyetle ilgilendirmek

To keep someone busy or engaged in an activity.

• The children were occupied with their toys for hours.
• I need something to occupy my mind during the long flight.
• This puzzle will occupy the kids while we prepare dinner.

Eş anlamlılar: engage, busy, absorb, employ

Zıt anlamlılar: bore, idle

Bir yeri askeri güçle kontrol altına almak

To take control of a place by military force.

• Enemy forces occupied the capital city.
• The troops occupied the strategic position on the hill.
• The country was occupied during the war.

Eş anlamlılar: seize, capture, invade, take over

Zıt anlamlılar: liberate, free, withdraw from