occupied
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occupied
- /ˈɒkjʊpaɪd/ UK
- /ˈɑkjəpaɪd/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /ˈɒkjəpaɪd/ Boston, Canada, Maine
- /ˈɔkjəpɑed/ Australia
- /ˈɒkjəpaɪd/ New Zealand
- [ˈɔ̟kjəpɑe̯d] New Zealand
adjective more occupied · most occupied
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Reserved; engaged.
The stall on the left is occupied.
Similar: preoccupied
- Busy; unavailable. She is occupied at the moment.
- Subjugated; under the control of a foreign (usually military) presence. My father travelled to occupied Japan in December 1945.
interjection
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Used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable.
Similar: ocupado
verb
- simple past and past participle of occupy
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: filled, inhabited, busy, engaged, in use, tenanted, done, handled, responsible, employed, worked, occupancy, lived, owner, featured, occupation
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adj reserved
| Español | reservado |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 被佔用的 /被占用的 bèi zhànyòng de, 已被預留的 /已被预留的 yǐ bèi yùliú de, 有人 yǒurén |
| Português | ocupado |
| Français | occupé |
| Deutsch | belegt, besetzt |
| Italiano | occupato |
| Ελληνικά | κατειλημμένος kateilimménos |
| Русский | за́нятый zánjatyj, зарезерви́рованный zarezervírovannyj |
| العربية | مَحْجُوز maḥjūz |
| עברית | תפוס tafús |
adj busy
| Español | ocupado |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 忙碌的 mánglù de, 無法使用的 /无法使用的 wúfǎ shǐyòng de, 不可用的 bù kě yòng de |
| Português | ocupado |
| Français | occupé |
| Deutsch | besetzt, beschäftigt |
| Русский | за́нятый zánjatyj |
| العربية | مَشْغُول mašḡūl |
| עברית | עסוק asúk |
Talk about this word "occupied." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/occupied. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. occupied. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/occupied "occupied." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/occupied.Cite this
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title = {occupied},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/occupied},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
