occupy

ocupar, habitar

Estar en un lugar, vivir en él o cubrir cierta cantidad de espacio.

En inglés sencillo: To be in a place, live there, or take up space.

• The sofa occupies most of the room.
• Two families occupied the house before us.
• Does anyone occupy the apartment upstairs?

Sinónimos: take up, inhabit

Antónimos: vacate

Expresiones frecuentes: occupy a room, occupy a building, occupy space

ocupar

Tomar el control de un lugar, generalmente mediante soldados.

En inglés sencillo: To take control of a place, usually by using soldiers.

• The army occupied the city.
• Foreign troops occupy the northern region.
• The island was occupied during the war.

Sinónimos: take over, hold

Antónimos: liberate

Expresiones frecuentes: occupy a country, occupy a territory, occupy a city

ocupar, entretener

Mantener a alguien ocupado o emplear su tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: To keep someone busy or use their time.

• This puzzle will occupy the children.
• Repairs occupied most of my weekend.
• How do you occupy yourself on rainy days?

Cómo se usa: occupy yourself with something (She occupied herself with a puzzle while she waited.)

Sinónimos: keep busy, engage

Expresiones frecuentes: occupy someone, occupy someone’s time, occupy yourself with something

ocupar, absorber

Llenar los pensamientos de alguien y hacer que siga pensando en algo.

En inglés sencillo: To fill someone’s thoughts so they keep thinking about something.

• The problem occupied my mind all day.
• Thoughts of home occupy her whenever she feels lonely.
• His thoughts were occupied by the coming exam.

Sinónimos: preoccupy, absorb

Expresiones frecuentes: occupy someone’s mind, occupy someone’s thoughts

ocupar, desempeñar

Tener un determinado empleo, título o función.

En inglés sencillo: To have a particular job, title, or role.

• She occupies a senior position.
• He occupied the same post for fifteen years.
• Few women occupy leadership roles in this organization.

Sinónimos: hold, fill

Expresiones frecuentes: occupy a position, occupy a post, occupy a role

captar, entretener

Mantener el interés de alguien y hacer que siga prestando atención.

En inglés sencillo: To keep someone interested and paying attention.

• The story occupied the children’s attention.
• She occupied the guests with amusing stories.
• His performance occupied our attention until the very end.

Sinónimos: engage, absorb, hold

Expresiones frecuentes: occupy someone’s attention, occupy an audience