occupies in English

verb

1

reside or have one's place of business in (a building).

the apartment she occupies in Manhattan

synonyms: live in, inhabit, be the tenant of, lodge in, move into, take up residence in, make one's home in, people, populate, settle, reside in, dwell in

2

fill or preoccupy (the mind or thoughts).

her mind was occupied with alarming questions

synonyms: engage, busy, employ, distract, absorb, engross, preoccupy, hold, interest, involve, entertain, amuse, divert

3

take control of (a place, especially a country) by military conquest or settlement.

the region was occupied by Britain during World War I

synonyms: capture, seize, take possession of, conquer, invade, overrun, take over, garrison, hold, annex, subjugate, colonize

verb

live in, inhabit, be the tenant of, lodge in, move into, take up residence in, make one's home in, people, populate, settle, reside in, dwell in
take up, fill, fill up, cover, use up
hold, fill, be in, have, hold down
engage, busy, employ, distract, absorb, engross, preoccupy, hold, interest, involve, entertain, amuse, divert
capture, seize, take possession of, conquer, invade, overrun, take over, garrison, hold, annex, subjugate, colonize
absorb, engross, engage
take, use up
worry, concern, interest
take, fill
lodge in, reside
fill
busy
invade

Use "occupies" in a sentence

1. It occupies 261 km2.

2. The fort occupies a commanding position.

3. It only occupies - 1,500 cubic centimeters.

4. One occupies relatively dry sandy loam soils.

5. Bismuth occupies the electrons shells of 2,8,18,32,18,5

6. Football occupies most of my leisure time.

7. The larger region of Bosnia occupies the northern and central parts of the country, and Herzegovina occupies the south and southwest.

8. "Chesty" Puller occupies a unique position

9. A new cast occupies the stage of life.

10. 2 Administrative work occupies half of my time.

11. The cafe occupies a single dimly lit room.

12. He occupies the house without paying any rent.

13. The club occupies the land under a protected tenancy.

14. The castle occupies a commanding position on a hill.

15. Myanmar (formerly Burma) occupies an area of 676,578 sq

16. You're into something that occupies space and inhabits time.

17. Beefeaters Restaurant occupies one of Bradford's most beautiful architectural landmarks

18. Caldaire occupies the Grange Road site which has been earmarked.

19. This tumor occupies the dermis, proliferating downward preexisting adnexal structures.

20. 1 A happy family occupies the foreground of the painting.

21. The foundation and basic structure occupies some of the costs.

22. Brazil, country of South America that occupies half the continent’s landmass

23. Among all the variances in agriculture, Agronomy occupies a pivotal position

24. This primate species now occupies only 13% of its historical area.

25. 12 The cube in the tubular cup occupies one cubic meter.

26. Size: Afghanistan occupies approximately 647,500 square kilometers, slightly less than Texas

27. Economic and commercial cooperation occupies prominent position in our bilateral matrix.

28. 16 The school occupies split-site accommodation on the main campus.

29. It occupies the eastern four-fifths of the giant EurAsian landmass

30. It occupies Fukue, Hisaka, and Naru islands, and seven inhabited ones.

31. This was an ideal situation for ship manufacturer Crusader, who now occupies

32. The fetal liver occupies a very large proportion of the abdominal cavity.

33. The sampling site occupies an area approxi- Phryganella Acropodia and Cyclopyxis arcelloides

34. The castle occupies about half of the land on the rocky island.

35. An Antagonist occupies receptors and stops them from reacting fully with an …

36. The house occupies a commanding position at the top of the valley.

37. We won't mediate in disputes about who occupies the enormous after cabin.

38. The department occupies an office just a mile from the White House.

39. It being self evident that the phallus occupies a central theme in the psychoanalytic theories of gender and sexuality, the course occupies a pivotal role in the Intercultural and Queer program.

40. Hyundai occupies 20% of small car market, after Suzuki which has 50% share.

41. Or maybe Letterman, circa 19 occupies a different niche in the cultural zeitgeist.

42. It occupies the site of a former school that was razed by fire.

43. Advertise DBusiness magazine occupies a unique niche in the metropolitan Detroit media landscape

44. Our brand new modern facility occupies total square up to 000 square meters.

45. Xinjiang occupies one - sixth of China's landmass, with Tibet the second - largest province.

46. Oslo occupies an arc of land at the northernmost end of the Oslofjord.

47. (John 17:17) Jesus occupies the key role in the fulfillment of God’s purpose.

48. Actually, human - related factors occupies a lion's share among the factors leading to accidents.

49. The maize (Zea mays) Aleurone layer occupies the single outermost layer of the endosperm

50. Homebound traffic inHospitalitermes marching columns occupies the central lanes, outbound traffic the lateral lanes.