Standard Lemma guide

occupied

adj · intj · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɒkjʊpaɪd/
  • London: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American, dialectal: /ˈɑkjəpaɪd/ of Canada
  • California: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, dialectal: /ˈɒkjəpaɪd/ of the US
  • Australian: /ˈɔkjəpɑed/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈɒkjəpaɪd/
  • New-Zealand: [ˈɔ̟kjəpɑe̯d]
  • CMU ARPABET: AA1 K Y AH0 P AY2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Reserved; engaged.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The stall on the left is occupied.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Busy; unavailable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She is occupied at the moment.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Subjugated; under the control of a foreign (usually military) presence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • My father travelled to occupied Japan in December 1945.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

intj

Meaning 4

Used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

simple past and past participle of occupy

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective

Meaning 6

held or filled or in use

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she keeps her time well occupied
  • the wc is occupied

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unoccupied

7

adjective

Meaning 7

seized and controlled as by military invasion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the occupied countries of Europe

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unoccupied

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities
  • deeply engaged in conversation

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: engaged

Antonyms: none provided

9

adjective satellite

Meaning 9

resided in; having tenants

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • not all the occupied (or tenanted) apartments were well kept up

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tenanted

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

110 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَحْجُوز (maḥjūz) — reserved
  • Belarusian: за́няты (zánjaty) — reserved
  • Bulgarian: зае́т (zaét) — reserved
  • Chinese Mandarin: 被佔用的 /被占用的 (bèi zhànyòng de) — reserved
  • Chinese Mandarin: 已被預留的 /已被预留的 (yǐ bèi yùliú de) — reserved
  • Chinese Mandarin: 有人 (yǒurén) — reserved
  • Czech: obsazený — reserved
  • Dutch: bezet — reserved
  • Dutch: gereserveerd — reserved
  • Estonian: hõivatud — reserved
  • Finnish: varattu — reserved
  • French: occupé — reserved
  • Georgian: დაკავებული (daḳavebuli) — reserved
  • German: belegt — reserved
  • German: besetzt — reserved
  • Greek: κατειλημμένος (kateilimménos) — reserved
  • Hebrew: תפוס (tafús) — reserved
  • Hungarian: foglalt — reserved
  • Italian: occupato — reserved
  • Latin: occupātus — reserved
  • Polish: zajęty — reserved
  • Portuguese: ocupado — reserved
  • Russian: за́нятый (zánjatyj) — reserved
  • Russian: зарезерви́рованный (zarezervírovannyj) — reserved
  • Spanish: reservado — reserved
  • Swedish: upptagen — reserved
  • Turkish: dolu — reserved
  • Ukrainian: за́йнятий (zájnjatyj) — reserved
  • Arabic: مَشْغُول (mašḡūl) — busy
  • Arabic: مشغول (mašḡūl) — busy
  • Arabic: مشغول (mašḡūl) — busy
  • Belarusian: за́няты (zánjaty) — busy
  • Bengali: মশগুল (mośgul) — busy
  • Bulgarian: зае́т (zaét) — busy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 忙碌的 (mánglù de) — busy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無法使用的 /无法使用的 (wúfǎ shǐyòng de) — busy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不可用的 (bù kě yòng de) — busy
  • Dutch: bezig — busy
  • Dutch: bezet — busy
  • Finnish: varattu — busy
  • French: occupé — busy
  • Georgian: დაკავებული (daḳavebuli) — busy
  • German: besetzt — busy
  • German: beschäftigt — busy
  • Hebrew: עסוק (asúk) — busy
  • Hungarian: elfoglalt — busy
  • Latin: occupātus — busy
  • Plautdietsch: drock — busy
  • Plautdietsch: beschafticht — busy
  • Polish: zajęty — busy
  • Portuguese: ocupado — busy
  • Russian: за́нятый (zánjatyj) — busy
  • Spanish: ocupado — busy
  • Swedish: upptagen — busy
  • Turkish: meşgul — busy
  • Ottoman Turkish: مشغول (meşgul) — busy
  • Ottoman Turkish: دركار (derkâr) — busy
  • Ukrainian: за́йнятий (zájnjatyj) — busy
  • Arabic: مُحْتَلّ (muḥtall) — militarily subjugated
  • Arabic: محتل (miḥtall) — militarily subjugated
  • Belarusian: акупава́ны (akupavány) — militarily subjugated
  • Belarusian: за́няты (zánjaty) — militarily subjugated
  • Bulgarian: окупи́ран (okupíran) — militarily subjugated
  • Chinese Mandarin: 被佔領的 /被占领的 (bèi zhànlǐng de) — militarily subjugated
  • Czech: okupovaný — militarily subjugated
  • Dutch: bezet — militarily subjugated
  • Estonian: okupeeritud — militarily subjugated
  • Finnish: miehitetty — militarily subjugated
  • French: occupé — militarily subjugated
  • Georgian: ოკუპირებული (oḳuṗirebuli) — militarily subjugated
  • German: besetzt — militarily subjugated
  • German: okkupiert — militarily subjugated
  • Hebrew: כבוש (kavúsh) — militarily subjugated
  • Hungarian: megszállt — militarily subjugated
  • Italian: occupato — militarily subjugated
  • Macedonian: окупиран (okupiran) — militarily subjugated
  • Polish: okupowany — militarily subjugated
  • Polish: zajęty — militarily subjugated
  • Portuguese: ocupado — militarily subjugated
  • Russian: оккупи́рованный (okkupírovannyj) — militarily subjugated
  • Russian: за́нятый (zánjatyj) — militarily subjugated
  • Spanish: ocupado — militarily subjugated
  • Swedish: ockuperad — militarily subjugated
  • Turkish: işgal altında — militarily subjugated
  • Ukrainian: окупо́ваний (okupóvanyj) — militarily subjugated
  • Ukrainian: за́йнятий (zájnjatyj) — militarily subjugated
  • Urdu: مقبوض (maqbūẓ) — militarily subjugated
  • Urdu: مقبوضہ (maqbūẓah) — militarily subjugated
  • Arabic: مَشْغُول (mašḡūl) — (used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable)
  • Arabic: عامر (ʕāmar) — (used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable)
  • Arabic: مشغول (mašḡūl) — (used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable)
  • Belarusian: за́нята (zánjata) — (used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable)
  • Bulgarian: зае́то (zaéto) — (used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable)
  • Dutch: bezet — (used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable)
  • Finnish: varattu — (used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable)
  • French: occupé — (used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable)
  • German: besetzt — (used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable)
  • Hebrew: תפוס (tafús) — (used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable)
  • Hungarian: foglalt — (used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable)
  • Italian: occupato — (used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable)
  • Japanese: オキュパイド (okyupaido) — (used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: opptatt — (used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable)
  • Polish: zajęte! — (used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable)
  • Romanian: ocupat — (used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable)
  • Russian: за́нято (zánjato) — (used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable)
  • Spanish: ocupado — (used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable)
  • Swedish: upptaget — (used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable)
  • Turkish: dolu — (used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable)
  • Ukrainian: за́йнято (zájnjato) — (used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable)
  • Urdu: مَصْرُوف (masrūf) — (used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable)
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