Collocations for "occupy"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "occupy" in context.
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occupy
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- occupy [time, space, a position]
- occupy [a piece of land, an area, a region, a territory]
- occupy a [house, building, settlement]
- the [square, building, plaza, park] was occupied by protesters
- protesters were occupying the [square]
- occupies [less, more] than (five acres)
- the window occupies most of the [space, wall]
- occupies a rented [apartment, house]
- the tenants occupying the [apartment]
- the [apartment] was formerly occupied by
- a new [company, restaurant] will occupy the premises
- occupy yourself by [doing, making, walking]
- try to occupy yourself while I [go, do, finish]
- find something to occupy yourself with (while)
- [puzzles, exercises] to occupy your mind
- [worries, money problems] are occupying her mind
- is occupying [all, most] of my time (right now)
- occupy a [key, prime, major] position in
- occupied the position of [director, minister]
'occupy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):