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occupy oneself

occupy oneself verb: to keep busy by doing something.

Verb

occupy oneself (third-person singular simple present occupies oneself, present participle occupying oneself, simple past and past participle occupied oneself)

  1. (reflexive) To keep busy by doing something
    Synonyms:
    busy
  2. (euphemistic, reflexive) To masturbate

Synonyms of occupy oneself

Forms of occupy oneself

third-person singular presentoccupies oneself
present participleoccupying oneself
past participleoccupied oneself
pastoccupied oneself

Questions about occupy oneself

What does occupy oneself mean?
Occupy oneself means to keep busy by doing something.
What part of speech is occupy oneself?
Occupy oneself is a verb.
What is the past tense of occupy oneself?
The past tense of occupy oneself is occupied oneself.

Words near occupy oneself in the dictionary

  1. occupiest
  2. occupieth
  3. occupn.
  4. occupns.
  5. occupy
  6. occupy oneself
  7. occupying
  8. occur
  9. occurable
  10. occurance
  11. occurances

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