/ ˈɒkjupaɪd; NAmE ˈɑːk-/ adjective
1.
[ not before noun ] being used by sb :
Only half of the rooms are occupied at the moment.
—see also owner-occupied
2.
[ not before noun ] occupied (doing sth / in doing sth / in sth) | occupied (with sth / with doing sth) busy :
He's fully occupied looking after three small children.
Only half her time is occupied with politics.
The most important thing is to keep yourself occupied .
3.
( of a country, etc. ) controlled by people from another country, etc., using military force :
He spent his childhood in occupied Europe.
OPP unoccupied