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Comparative for busy and engaged in work or activity
“An action-packed timetable to keep youngsters occupied this summer is on offer at Horwich Leisure Centre.”
Comparative for very interested in, or absorbed by, something
“Newton scholarship of recent years has made it abundantly clear that Sir Isaac was extremely occupied by alchemy, millenarian prophecies, and biblical criticism.”
Comparative for entertained, or having one's attention diverted by something entertaining
“My weekends were occupied with cartoons video games I'd play with my brothers.”
Comparative for in use by someone (or a group of people)
“I have yet to print my report because the printer is currently occupied.”
Comparative for being inhabited or populated by someone or a group of people
“The house was occupied by successive generations of farmers.”
Comparative for subjugated under the control of a foreign military presence
“We ask that you release the occupied territory and cede it to the natives.”
Comparative for containing the maximum possible amount of that which can fit in the space available
Comparative for engaging or ready to engage in physically energetic pursuits
Comparative for used in exchange for payment to the owner
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