1.b> 1) / i> () / ; to occupy a house [rooms, a cottage] [, ] ; [, ] ; to occupy a seat ; the playground occupies the entire block ;
2) i> / , i> ; school occupies all my time ; the dinner and speeches occupied three hours ;
3) (), / ;
2.b> .i> 1) (); we will occupy the position at 1700hrs 17 ;
2) (); the troops are occupying the forward positions ;
3.b> (), ; to occupy a country [a town, enemy territory] [, ] / ;
4.b> i> / ; Mr. N. occupies an important position in the Ministry N- ;
5.b> 1) , ..i> () / ; many cares and anxieties occupied his mind ; ;
2) : to occupy oneself i> (), i> ; i> ; he occupied himself with solving some algebra problems ;
6.b> passi> i> ; workmen were occupied in pulling down the house .
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