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Definition of Occupy
Occupy

To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess.

To hold, or fill, the dimensions of; to take up the room or space of; to cover or fill; as, the camp occupies five acres of ground.

To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of; to employ; to busy.

To do business in; to busy one's self with.

To use; to expend; to make use of.

To have sexual intercourse with.

To hold possession; to be an occupant.

To follow business; to traffic.

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Occupy Quotations

My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can.
Cary Grant

Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The eyes like sentinel occupy the highest place in the body.
Marcus Tullius Cicero

On vacations: We hit the sunny beaches where we occupy ourselves keeping the sun off our skin, the saltwater off our bodies, and the sand out of our belongings.
Erma Bombeck

Ever since I could first write I have been doing so. When I was taught how to write and read at school, I made up my mind that this was what I love to do best and this was the world I was going to occupy.
Anita Desai

Occupy Translations

occupy in Dutch is bezetten, beslaan, bekleden
occupy in Finnish is varata
occupy in French is occupons, percevoir, occupez, occuper, occupent
occupy in German is belegen, belegen, besetzen
occupy in Italian is incassare, occupare
occupy in Norwegian is besette
occupy in Portuguese is ocupe, ocupar
occupy in Spanish is ocupar

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