occupy
Signification (Anglais)
- (transitive) To take or use.
- (transitive) To take or use.
- (transitive) To take or use.
- (transitive) To take or use.
- (transitive) To take or use space.
- (transitive) To take or use space.
- (transitive) To take or use space.
- (transitive) To take or use space.
- (obsolete, transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
- (obsolete) To do business in; to busy oneself with.
- (obsolete) To use; to expend; to make use of.
Concepts
être triste
manoeuvrer
s’emparer
Synonymes
take possession of
take possession
take hold of
Traductions
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈɒkjʊpaɪ/
Étymologie (Anglais)
In summary
From Middle English occupien, occupyen, borrowed from Old French occuper, from Latin occupāre (“to take possession of, seize, occupy, take up, employ”), from ob (“to, on”) + capiō (“to take”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to seize, grab”). Doublet of occupate, now obsolete.
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