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2007-01-06 12:52:58 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

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in use.

2007-01-06 12:54:12 · answer #1 · answered by colinsmumplus1 3 · 0 1

Occupied - if a person is occupied then that means they are busy doing something or thinking about something

Occupied - if a place is occupied thenthat means it is being used and therefore it is NOT VACANT. Like the bathrooms on a plane, when someone is NOT using it is says "Vacant" but it someone is using it is says "Occupied".

2007-01-07 04:57:27 · answer #2 · answered by I HATE SLOW CONNECTION! 1 · 0 0

Main Entry: oc·cu·py

1 : to engage the attention or energies of
2a : to take up (a place or extent in space) b : to take or fill (an extent in time)
3a : to take or hold possession or control of b : to fill or perform the functions of (an office or position)
4 : to reside in as an owner or tenant

2007-01-06 12:55:26 · answer #3 · answered by supermonkey081 2 · 0 1

It can also mean when a foreign country takes control of another country as in "Occupied Japan" after World War II. In a sense Canadian forces are "occupying" Afghanistan and US forces are "occupying" Iraq.

2007-01-06 12:58:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

It means, "Currently in use." Like an occupied home is a home someone lives in, as opposed to a vacant home which no one lives in. If a sign on the bathroom door says 'occupied' it means the toilet is currently being used by someone else and so on...

2007-01-06 12:56:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Someone is in it or taking up space, busy.
Johnny occupied his mind with answering questions while the bathroom was occupied!!

2007-01-06 14:52:08 · answer #6 · answered by Donna J 4 · 0 0

English

[edit] Verb
Infinitive
to occupy
Third person singular
occupies
Simple past
occupied
Past participle
occupied
Present participle
occupying


to occupy (third-person singular simple present occupies, present participle occupying, simple past occupied, past participle occupied)

(transitive): To fill either time or space.
The film occupied three hours of my time.
(transitive): To live or reside in.
We occupy a small flat.
(transitive): To fill or hold a position.
I occupy the post of deputy cat catcher.
(transitive): To conquer somewhere.
The Germans occupied the Channel Islands.
(transitive): To hold the attention of.
I occupied her friend while he made his proposal.]
(obsolete) To cohabit, to have sexual intercourse with. (Reference: Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language, second edition, 1966.)
1590s: God's light, these villains will make the word as odious as the word 'occupy;' which was an excellent good word before it was ill sorted — William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2, II.iv [1].

2007-01-06 13:01:36 · answer #7 · answered by ciyeva999 1 · 0 1

Depends how old are they. If they are around 5 or 4 or maybe 6. Then play hide and seek or something. But if they are around 9, 10 or 11. Let them play video games or something.

2016-05-23 01:10:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

being used example some one is using the bath room its occupied

2007-01-06 12:57:34 · answer #9 · answered by spuds36 3 · 0 1

Occupied means taken, as in:
"This seat is occupied" or "Palestine has been occupied".

2007-01-06 12:54:41 · answer #10 · answered by Each1Teach1 3 · 0 1

It means "already taken". As in somebody else is already using it or living in it.

It can also mean that someone is busy and that they are doing something that is taking their attention away from others.

2007-01-06 12:55:12 · answer #11 · answered by charyl92678 2 · 0 1

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