ocupar
o.cu.par
[okup′ar]
vtd+vpr
to occupy: a) possess, take possession of. b) live in, inhabit. c) take up: a mesa ocupa muito lugar / the table takes up too much room: ocupem seus lugares! / take your seats! d) invade, encroach upon. e) to hold, to be incumbent: ele ocupa um bom lugar / he holds a good position. f) ocupar-se to devote oneself to, busy oneself with: deixe que me ocupe com os meus assuntos / let me attend to my business: ele se ocupa de ilusionismo nas horas vagas / he dabbles in prestidigitation in his spare hours.Expressõesocupar lugar de destaque to rank high.
ocupar-se com alguma coisa to occupy oneself with something.
os soldados ocuparam as ruas the soldiers lined the streets.