to be occupied in something

  • 1occupied — oc|cu|pied [ˈɔkjupaıd US ˈa:k ] adj 1.) [not before noun] busy doing something occupied with ▪ His time was occupied with the children. ▪ She s fully occupied with work. ▪ The museum has enough exhibits to keep anyone occupied for an hour or two …

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  • 2occupied — adj. 1 being used by sb VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ densely ▪ the most densely occupied areas of the country ▪ entirely ▪ …

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  • 3occupied — [ˈɒkjʊpaɪd] adj 1) a seat, room etc that is occupied has someone using it 2) an area or country that is occupied has foreign military forces in it that are controlling it 3) busy doing something The game kept them occupied for the rest of the… …

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  • 4occupy — oc|cu|py [ akjə,paı ] verb transitive *** ▸ 1 use a place ▸ 2 be in control of place ▸ 3 have job/position ▸ 4 keep someone busy ▸ 5 regularly think about something 1. ) if someone occupies a room, building, area of land, seat, bed, or other… …

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  • 5occupy */*/*/ — UK [ˈɒkjʊpaɪ] / US [ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms occupy : present tense I/you/we/they occupy he/she/it occupies present participle occupying past tense occupied past participle occupied 1) a) if someone occupies a room, building, area… …

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  • 6List of I Dream of Jeannie episodes — The following is a list of episodes of the American sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. Contents 1 DVD releases 2 VHS releases 3 Episode guide 3.1 Season 1: 1965–66 (30 epis …

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  • 7replace — transitive verb Date: 1595 1. to restore to a former place or position < replace cards in a file > 2. to take the place of especially as a substitute or successor 3. to put something new in the place of < replace a worn carpet > • replaceable&#8230; …

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  • 8time — /taɪm / (say tuym) noun 1. the system of those relations which any event has to any other as past, present, or future; indefinite continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another. 2. duration regarded as belonging to the&#8230; …

  • 9extent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. limit, measure, range; span, longitude, length, breadth; compass, proportions, size. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. degree, limit, span, space, area, measure, size, proportions, bulk, length, breadth,&#8230; …

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  • 10length — [lɛŋθ, lɛŋkθ] noun 1》 the measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater or greatest of two or more dimensions of an object.     ↘the length of a horse, boat, etc., as a measure of the lead in a race. 2》 the amount of time&#8230; …

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