OCCUPIED


Meaning of OCCUPIED in English

adj.

1 being used by sb

VERBS

▪ be

ADVERB

▪ densely

the most densely ~ areas of the country

▪ entirely

The sofa was entirely ~ by two large cats.

▪ permanently

▪ illegally

2 busy

VERBS

▪ be

▪ become

▪ keep sb

We need something to keep the children ~.

ADVERB

▪ fully ( esp. BrE )

▪ happily

PREPOSITION

▪ in

You will be mainly ~ in checking sales records.

▪ with

She was happily ~ with reading.

Occupied is used with these nouns: ↑ country , ↑ territory , ↑ zone

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .