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occupies

verb
USOK-yuh-pyz/ˈɑkjəpaɪz/UKOK-yuu-pyz/ˈɒkjʊpaɪz/

1 meaning of occupies

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  1. 1
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of occupy. Use this form after he, she, it, or a single thing.

    The big couch occupies most of the small living room.

    Her new job occupies almost all of her free time.

    Note

occupies is a form of occupy

occupy, verb: To take up a certain amount of space. Full entry

Forms
occupyoccupies he/she/itoccupying -ing formoccupied past tense, past participle
Spelling
occupy → occupies: change y to i, add -es
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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