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reoccupying

reoccupying is the present participle and gerund of reoccupy.

Meaning of reoccupy

Verb

reoccupy (third-person singular simple present reoccupies, present participle reoccupying, simple past and past participle reoccupied)

  1. (transitive) To occupy again.
    • The enemy soldiers, through force of numbers, were able to reoccupy the garrison.
  2. (reflexive) To occupy (oneself) again.
    Synonyms:
    rebusy

Questions about reoccupying

What is reoccupying the present participle and gerund of?
Reoccupying is the present participle and gerund of reoccupy.

Words near reoccupying in the dictionary

  1. reoccupied
  2. reoccupier
  3. reoccupiers
  4. reoccupies
  5. reoccupy
  6. reoccupying
  7. reoccur
  8. reoccured
  9. reoccuring
  10. reoccurred
  11. reoccurrence

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