ocupar

Meaning

(transitive) to occupy (to take or use space)
(transitive) to occupy (to fill or hold a position)
(transitive) to occupy, to take up (time or space)
(transitive) to occupy, to reside in
(transitive) to employ (to hire to work for a job)
(Latin-America, transitive) to use
(Central-America, Mexico, intransitive, transitive) to need
(reflexive) to look after (to watch or protect a person)
(reflexive) to take on (a responsibility)

keep busy

tomar posesión

hacer aceptar

in Anspruch nehmen

Frequency

Hyphenated as

o‧cu‧par

Pronounced as (IPA)

/okuˈpaɾ/

Borrowed from Latin

occupō

Cognate with English

occupy

In summary

Borrowed from Latin occupāre. Cognate with English occupy.

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