occupied
🇺🇸
/ˈɑːkjupaɪd/
🇬🇧
/ˈɒkjupaɪd/
adjective
R
currently being used by someone
The occupied room was quiet, so we decided to leave them alone.
R
engaged in an activity
She was too occupied with her work to notice the time.
R
under the control of a foreign power
The occupied country was under strict rules.
translation
currently being used by someone; engaged in an activity; under the control of a foreign power