Verb

• S: (v) busy (busy%2:41:00::), occupy (occupy%2:41:00::) (keep busy with) "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
• S: (v) occupy (occupy%2:42:00::), reside (reside%2:42:01::), lodge in (lodge_in%2:42:00::) (live (in a certain place)) "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor"
• S: (v) occupy (occupy%2:42:01::), fill (fill%2:42:00::) (occupy the whole of) "The liquid fills the container"
• S: (v) concern (concern%2:42:01::), interest (interest%2:42:01::), occupy (occupy%2:42:04::), worry (worry%2:42:00::) (be on the mind of) "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
• S: (v) invade (invade%2:33:00::), occupy (occupy%2:33:00::) (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 (take%2:40:06::), occupy (occupy%2:40:08::), use up (use_up%2:40:02::) (require (time or space)) "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
• S: (v) absorb (absorb%2:31:03::), engross (engross%2:31:00::), engage (engage%2:31:00::), occupy (occupy%2:31:00::) (consume all of one's attention or time) "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
• S: (v) fill (fill%2:41:00::), take (take%2:41:00::), occupy (occupy%2:41:04::) (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"
• verb group
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) work (work%2:41:00::), do work (do_work%2:41:00::) (be employed) "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"
• sentence frame