# occupied

Pronunciation: say "OK-yuh-pyd" US /ˈɑkjəpaɪd/, AUS /ˈɔkjəpɑed/; UK say "OK-yuu-pyd" /ˈɒkjʊpaɪd/

## Adjective

1. Busy with something, and therefore not available for anything else.
   - Simple: Too busy to do something else, or not free at the moment.
   - _The doctor was occupied with an emergency and couldn't see new patients._
   - _Her mind was so occupied with worry that she forgot the appointment._
2. Already in use or reserved, and therefore not available.
   - Simple: Already being used or taken by someone, so not free.
   - _The restroom sign showed that the stall was occupied._
   - _He found every parking space occupied when he arrived._
4. Under the control of a foreign, usually military, power.
   - Simple: Controlled by the army of another country.
   - _Residents of the occupied territory needed permits to travel between towns._
   - _Resistance fighters smuggled supplies across the occupied zone._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of occupy. — simple past and past participle of occupy
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of occupy. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _Protesters occupied the square until late evening._
   - _The family occupied the same house for three generations._

## Interjection

5. Spoken or displayed to signal that a toilet is currently in use and cannot be entered.
   - Simple: Said or shown to tell people that a toilet is already being used.
   - _He rattled the latch, and a muffled voice answered, "Occupied!"_
   - _Just as I reached for the handle, the indicator clicked to "Occupied."_

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