Wondering how to hyphenate the English word occupied? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.
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Keep busy with She busies herself with her butterfly collection |
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Live (in a certain place) She resides in Princeton He occupies two rooms on the top floor |
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Occupy the whole of The liquid fills the container |
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Be on the mind of I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift |
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March aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation Hitler invaded Poland on September 1 |
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1939 |
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Require (time or space) It took three hours to get to work this morning This event occupied a very short time |
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Consume all of one's attention or time Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely |
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Assume, as of positions or roles She took the job as director of development He occupies the position of manager The young prince will soon occupy the throne |
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Held or filled or in use She keeps her time well occupied The wc is occupied |
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Seized and controlled as by military invasion The occupied countries of Europe |
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Resided in Having tenants Not all the occupied (or tenanted) apartments were well kept up |
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Having ones attention or mind or energy engaged She keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities Deeply engaged in conversation |