D defs.my
Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

occupied

· IPA /ˈɑkjəpaɪd/
01 adj. Engaged; in use; being used by a person and not free for use by someone else; as, the wc is occupied. Opposite of free, available, and uno…
  1. 1.
    Engaged; in use; being used by a person and not free for use by someone else; as, the wc is occupied. Opposite of free, available, and unoccupied.
  2. 2.
    Inhabited, lived-in, tenanted; having residents; -- of dwelling units.
  3. 3.
    Overrun, taken over; -- of countries or territories; as, occupied France. Opposite of unoccupied.
  4. 4.
    Busy; actively or fully engaged in some activity; -- of people. Opposite of idle.
Syn. employed, engaged.