occupied
adjective /ˈɒkjupaɪd/
/ˈɑːkjupaɪd/
- [not before noun] being used by somebody
- Only half of the rooms are occupied at the moment.
Extra Examples- The sofa was entirely occupied by two large cats.
- the most densely occupied areas of the country
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- densely
- entirely
- permanently
- …
- [not before noun] busy
- The most important thing is to keep yourself occupied.
- We need something to keep the children occupied.
- occupied doing something He's fully occupied looking after three small children.
- occupied in (doing) something You will be mainly occupied in checking sales records.
- occupied with (doing) something Only half her time is occupied with politics.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- keep somebody
- …
- fully
- happily
- in
- with
- (of a country, etc.) controlled by people from another country, etc., using military force
- He spent his childhood in occupied Europe.
opposite unoccupied