Verb

• S: (v) busy, occupy (keep busy with) "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
• S: (v) occupy, reside, lodge in (live (in a certain place)) "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor"
• S: (v) occupy, fill (occupy the whole of) "The liquid fills the container"
• S: (v) concern, interest, occupy, worry (be on the mind of) "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
• S: (v) invade, occupy (march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation) "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
• S: (v) take, occupy, use up (require (time or space)) "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
• S: (v) absorb, engross, engage, occupy (consume all of one's attention or time) "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
• S: (v) fill, take, occupy (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"