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present tense form of occupy (3rd person singular).

occupies

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be busy with v.
reside; use v.
seize, take over v.

VERB

be busy with

Synonyms

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attend employ fill involve take up

STRONG

absorb amuse busy divert engage engross entertain immerse interest monopolize preoccupy soak utilize

WEAK

be active with be concerned with hold attention keep busy tie up

Antonyms

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ignore

STRONG

anger bore dry eject forget refuse reject tire upset

WEAK

be inactive be lazy idle not use surrender yield

VERB

reside; use

Synonyms

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cover establish fill hold inhabit involve keep maintain own populate remain sit stay take up

STRONG

dwell ensconce people permeate pervade possess tenant utilize

WEAK

be established be in command be in residence live in

Antonyms

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abandon cancel depart desert exclude forget go ignore leave let go move neglect release

WEAK

be inactive be lazy idle not use surrender yield

VERB

seize, take over

Synonyms

STRONGEST

capture conquer hold invade keep overrun

STRONG

garrison obtain

WEAK

take possession

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon give up let go lose release retreat surrender yield

WEAK

be inactive be lazy idle not use

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occupies

His desire to create “boundary-pushing music” occupies most of his imagination, waking and liminal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

The St. Clement, which has 90 rooms and 15 suites in addition to the penthouse, occupies the Thames-facing part of a nine-story brutalist building erected on the Strand in the 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Although the central microchip is only about the size of a grain of rice, the entire system currently occupies a tabletop laboratory setup.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

“Stars and Stripes,” however, occupies a unique place in American journalism.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

Straddling the border of France and Switzerland, it employs three thousand people and occupies a site that is measured in square miles.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson