verb
keep busy with
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- She busies herself with her butterfly collection
verb
live (in a certain place)
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- She resides in Princeton
- he occupies two rooms on the top floor
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occupy the whole of
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- The liquid fills the container
verb
be on the mind of
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- I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift
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march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
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- Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939
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require (time or space)
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- It took three hours to get to work this morning
- This event occupied a very short time
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consume all of one's attention or time
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- Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely
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assume, as of positions or roles
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- She took the job as director of development
- he occupies the position of manager
- the young prince will soon occupy the throne