occupation

CEFRA2

/ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A job or profession that someone does.

  2. 02

    noun

    Control of a place by a foreign army.

Examples

  • Mingle your joys sometimes with your earnest occupation.

  • You must take up a regular occupation.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The act, process or state of possessing a place.

  2. The control of a nation or region by a hostile military or paramilitary force.

  3. An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.

More examples

In context

  • With no particular appearance of regret Annesley Greatorex detached himself from the occupation of typing letters and came across to his employer's chair.

  • The early years of Norman occupation saw a frenzy of castle building.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English occupacioun, borrowed from Middle French occupacion, occupation, from Latin occupātiō, occupātiōnis, from occupō (“occupy, seize”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to seize, grab”). By surface analysis, occupy + -ation.