OCCUPATION


Meaning of OCCUPATION in English

noun

1 job

ADJECTIVE

▪ full-time

▪ current

▪ main

▪ dangerous , hazardous

▪ female , male

Agricultural work is traditionally seen as a male ~.

▪ managerial , professional , technical

▪ skilled , unskilled

▪ manual , non-manual (both esp. BrE )

▪ blue-collar , white-collar

▪ service

service ~s such as cleaning and catering

▪ civilian

He left the army in 1999 and chose a civilian ~.

VERB + OCCUPATION

▪ choose , find

▪ follow ( BrE )

The people interviewed followed a variety of ~s

PHRASES

▪ list sb's ~ as sth

Her ~ is listed as ‘homemaker’.

▪ a range of ~s

The college provides training in a wide range of ~s.

2 control of another country

ADJECTIVE

▪ foreign

▪ continued , continuing

▪ military

▪ post-war

▪ colonial

▪ brutal

▪ illegal

VERB + OCCUPATION

▪ begin

▪ end

The invaders have ended their ~ of large parts of the territories.

▪ maintain

▪ fight , resist

▪ oppose , protest

▪ support

OCCUPATION + VERB

▪ begin , end

▪ continue

OCCUPATION + NOUN

▪ force

PREPOSITION

▪ during the ~

During the ~, the church was used as a mosque.

▪ under ~

Part of Britain was under Roman ~.

▪ ~ of

the ~ of territory

3 living in a room, house, etc.

ADJECTIVE

▪ land

▪ illegal , unlawful ( BrE )

illegal ~ of the building

▪ exclusive ( BrE , law )

▪ multiple ( BrE , law )

the conversion of big old buildings to multiple ~

VERB + OCCUPATION

▪ take up ( BrE )

You can only take up ~ once the tenancy has been signed.

PREPOSITION

▪ in ~ of ( BrE , law )

He intends to remain in ~ of the building for as long as possible.

PHRASES

▪ ready for ~ ( esp. BrE )

The houses will be ready for ~ by March.

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