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occupé

busy

Definition & meaning

Occupé means busy, occupied, or taken, depending on the context:

  • Busy: a person has work or activities to do.
  • Occupied or taken: a seat, room, or place is in use.
  • Occupied: a territory is controlled by a foreign power.

Grammar & Word origin

Occupé is the masculine singular form of an adjective and the past participle of occuper , “to occupy.” Its feminine form is occupée ; the plurals are occupés and occupées .

It comes from Latin occupare, meaning “to seize” or “take possession of.”

Synonyms & antonyms

  • Synonyms: affairé means “busy,” often suggesting visible activity. Pris means “taken” and can describe a person who is unavailable or a place already in use.
  • Antonyms: libre means “free” or “available.” Inoccupé means “unoccupied,” especially of a place or position.

Common phrases & collocations

  • être occupé — to be busy
  • occupé à faire quelque chose — busy doing something
  • place occupée — seat taken
  • ligne occupée — busy telephone line

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Examples

Je suis occupé aujourd'hui.adjective

I am busy today.

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