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occupied.

Reserved; engaged.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɒkjʊpaɪd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɑkjəpaɪd/General-American, dialectal/ˈɒkjəpaɪd/Canada, dialectal/ˈɔkjəpɑed/Australia

  1. Reserved; engaged.

    The stall on the left is occupied.

  2. Busy; unavailable.

    She is occupied at the moment.

  3. Subjugated; under the control of a foreign (usually military) presence.

    My father travelled to occupied Japan in December 1945.
intj/ˈɒkjʊpaɪd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɑkjəpaɪd/General-American, dialectal/ˈɒkjəpaɪd/Canada, dialectal/ˈɔkjəpɑed/Australia

  1. Used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable.

verb/ˈɒkjʊpaɪd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɑkjəpaɪd/General-American, dialectal/ˈɒkjəpaɪd/Canada, dialectal/ˈɔkjəpɑed/Australia

  1. simple past and past participle of occupy

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