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keep someone occupied

keep someone occupied verb: synonym of keep someone busy.

Verb

keep someone occupied (third-person singular simple present keeps someone occupied, present participle keeping someone occupied, simple past and past participle kept someone occupied)

  1. Synonym of keep someone busy

Synonyms of keep someone occupied

Forms of keep someone occupied

third-person singular presentkeeps someone occupied
present participlekeeping someone occupied
past participlekept someone occupied
pastkept someone occupied

Questions about keep someone occupied

What does keep someone occupied mean?
Keep someone occupied means synonym of keep someone busy.
What part of speech is keep someone occupied?
Keep someone occupied is a verb.
What is the past tense of keep someone occupied?
The past tense of keep someone occupied is kept someone occupied.

Words near keep someone occupied in the dictionary

  1. keep someone busy
  2. keep someone company
  3. keep someone guessing
  4. keep someone honest
  5. keep someone in the loop
  6. keep someone occupied
  7. keep someone on ice
  8. keep someone on their toes
  9. keep someone posted
  10. keep someone posted up
  11. keep someone sweet

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