occupy

occupy
transitive verb
1) (Mil.; Polit. as demonstration) besetzen
2) (reside in, be a tenant of) bewohnen
3) (take up, fill) einnehmen; besetzen [Sitzplatz, Tisch]; belegen [Zimmer]; in Anspruch nehmen [Zeit, Aufmerksamkeit]

how did you occupy your time? — wie hast du die Zeit verbracht?

4) (hold) innehaben [Stellung, Amt]
5) (busy, employ) beschäftigen

occupy oneself [with doing something] — sich [mit etwas] beschäftigen

keep somebody['s mind] occupied — jemanden [geistig] beschäftigen

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verb
1) (to be in or fill (time, space etc): A table occupied the centre of the room.) einnehmen
2) (to live in: The family occupied a small flat.) beziehen
3) (to capture: The soldiers occupied the town.) besetzen
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oc·cu·py
<-ie->
[ˈɒkjəpaɪ, AM ˈɑ:kju:-]
vt
1. (fill)
▪ to \occupy sth etw ausfüllen; (live in) etw bewohnen
to \occupy a niche in the market eine Marktlücke füllen
to \occupy a position eine Stellung bekleiden
to \occupy a post einen Posten haben
to \occupy a room ein Zimmer belegen
to \occupy a small space (form) wenig Platz einnehmen
to \occupy the throne den Thron innehaben
to \occupy time Zeit ausfüllen
to \occupy one's mind sich akk geistig beschäftigen
to \occupy sb's time jds Zeit in Anspruch nehmen
to \occupy one's time in [or with] doing sth die Zeit damit verbringen, etw zu tun
▪ to \occupy oneself sich akk beschäftigen
3. (take control of)
▪ to \occupy sth etw besetzen
\occupying forces Besatzungstruppen pl
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['ɒkjʊpaɪ]
vt
1) house bewohnen; seat, room belegen, besetzen; hotel room belegen

you occupy a special place in my heart — du hast einen besonderen Platz in meinem Herzen (inne)

2) (MIL ETC) besetzen; country okkupieren, besetzen
3) post, position innehaben, bekleiden (geh)
4) (= take up) beanspruchen; space einnehmen; time in Anspruch nehmen, beanspruchen; (= help pass) ausfüllen

can't you find some better way of occupying your time? — kannst du mit deiner Zeit nicht etwas Besseres anfangen?

5) (= busy) beschäftigen

to occupy oneself — sich beschäftigen

a thought which has been occupying my mind — ein Gedanke, der mich beschäftigt

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occupy [ˈɒkjʊpaı; US ˈɑk-] v/t
1. Land etc in Besitz nehmen, Besitz ergreifen von:
occupy the first two places SPORT etc die ersten beiden Plätze belegen
2. MIL besetzen
3. be occupied besetzt sein (Platz)
4. fig ein Amt etc bekleiden, innehaben:
occupy the chair den Vorsitz führen
5. bewohnen
6. Raum einnehmen
7. Zeit in Anspruch nehmen
8. jemanden beschäftigen, anstellen:
occupy o.s. sich beschäftigen oder befassen (with mit);
be occupied with one’s own thoughts mit seinen eigenen Gedanken beschäftigt sein;
be occupied with (oder in) doing sth damit beschäftigt oder befasst sein, etwas zu tun
9. fig jemandes Geist beschäftigen
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transitive verb
1) (Mil.; Polit. as demonstration) besetzen
2) (reside in, be a tenant of) bewohnen
3) (take up, fill) einnehmen; besetzen [Sitzplatz, Tisch]; belegen [Zimmer]; in Anspruch nehmen [Zeit, Aufmerksamkeit]

how did you occupy your time? — wie hast du die Zeit verbracht?

4) (hold) innehaben [Stellung, Amt]
5) (busy, employ) beschäftigen

occupy oneself [with doing something] — sich [mit etwas] beschäftigen

keep somebody['s mind] occupied — jemanden [geistig] beschäftigen

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v.
belegen v.
besetzen v.
in Anspruch nehmen ausdr.

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