occupy
— Verb
– English
~ consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
occupy
— Verb
– English
~ keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
occupy
— Verb
– English
~ 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"
occupy
— Verb
– English
~ march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
occur
— Verb
– English
~ come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
occur
— Verb
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~ come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"
occur
— Verb
– English
~ to be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil"
occurrence
— Noun
– English
~ an instance of something occurring; "a disease of frequent occurrence"; "the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets"
occurrence
— Noun
– English
~ an event that happens
occurrent
— Noun
– English
~ an event that happens
occurrent
— Adjective
– English
~ presently occurring (either causally or incidentally); "technical terms are rarely occurrent in literature"