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occupy

/ˈɒkjəˌpaɪ/O-kyuh-pigh
/ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ/AH-kyuh-pigh

Meaningto seize

Common meaning: to fill

Other meanings: to hold

Journey through time

  1. Latinoccuparesource
  2. Frenchoccupersource
  3. Middle Englishoccupiensource
  4. Englishoccupy‘to fill’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin occupare ‘to seize’.

Roots

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