be occupied

Frequency: 9.0150.5 per million words

to be in a state of being used or busy

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Examples (10)

  • The bathroom seems to be occupied right now.
  • All the seats in the waiting room were occupied.
  • She was occupied with writing her thesis all weekend.
  • My time is fully occupied by my new job.
  • The territory has been occupied by enemy forces for months.
  • He is occupied in updating the software.
  • Please wait until the room is no longer occupied.
  • I am currently occupied and cannot answer the phone.
  • That table is occupied, but this one is free.
  • They were occupied with preparations for the party.