occupy

Verb

• assume, as of positions or roles
  • She took the job as director of development
    
  • he occupies the position of manager
    
  • the young prince will soon occupy the throne
    

• consume all of one's attention or time
  • Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely
    

• require (time or space)
  • It took three hours to get to work this morning
    
  • This event occupied a very short time
    

• march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
  • Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939
    

• be on the mind of
  • I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift
    

• occupy the whole of
  • The liquid fills the container
    

• live (in a certain place)
  • She resides in Princeton
    
  • he occupies two rooms on the top floor
    

• keep busy with
  • She busies herself with her butterfly collection
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  fill , take , absorb , engross , engage , use up , invade , concern , interest , worry , reside , lodge in , busy