Difference between Occupy and Busy

What is the difference between Occupy and Busy?

Occupy as a verb is to fill either time or space. while Busy as a verb is to make somebody busy, to keep busy with, to occupy, to make occupied.

Occupy

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To fill either time or space. To live or reside in. To fill or hold a position. To conquer somewhere. To hold the attention of. To cohabit, to have sexual intercourse with. (Reference: Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language, second edition, 1966.) To place the theodolite or total station at (a point).

Example sentence: We're all just passing time and occupy our chair very briefly.

Busy

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Doing a great deal; having a lot of things to do in the space of time givenEngaged in another activity or by someone else.Having a lot going on; complicated or intricate.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make somebody busy, to keep busy with, to occupy, to make occupied.To rush somebody.

Example sentence: The busy have no time for tears.

We hope you now know whether to use Occupy or Busy in your sentence.

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