occupy oneself
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occupy oneself with — index address (direct attention to), commit (perpetrate), devote, notice (observe), ply … Law dictionary
occupy oneself — {v. phr.} To make oneself busy with. * /Having retired from business, he now occupies himself with his stamp collection./ … Dictionary of American idioms
occupy oneself — {v. phr.} To make oneself busy with. * /Having retired from business, he now occupies himself with his stamp collection./ … Dictionary of American idioms
occupy\ oneself — v. phr. To make oneself busy with. Having retired from business, he now occupies himself with his stamp collection … Словарь американских идиом
occupy — I (engage) verb absorb, absorb the attention, absorb the mind, absorb the thoughts, address oneself to, amuse, apply oneself to, apply the attention to, apply the mind to, arrest the attention, attract the attention, attract the mind, attract the … Law dictionary
occupy — [äk′yo͞o pī΄, äk′yəpī΄] vt. occupied, occupying [ME occupien < OFr occuper < L occupare, to take possession of, possess < ob (see OB ) + capere, to seize: see HAVE] 1. to take possession of by settlement or seizure 2. to hold possession… … English World dictionary
occupy — v 1. fill, fill up, permeate, pervade, cover, take up. 2. engage, employ, use, busy; interest, beguile, arrest, absorb, engross, preoccupy, concern, be on one s mind, absorb one s thoughts; entertain, divert, amuse; hold, secure, tie up, tie down … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
occupy — v.tr. ( ies, ied) 1 reside in; be the tenant of. 2 take up or fill (space or time or a place). 3 hold (a position or office). 4 take military possession of (a country, region, town, strategic position). 5 place oneself in (a building etc.)… … Useful english dictionary
concern oneself — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. be concerned, become involved, occupy oneself; see bother 1 , care 1 , worry 2 … English dictionary for students
address oneself to — index call (appeal to), endeavor, occupy (engage), specialize, undertake Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
apply oneself to — index address (direct attention to), commit (perpetrate), endeavor, occupy (engage), undertake … Law dictionary
