occupied

busy or engaged with work, a task, etc.

ocupado(a), atareado(a)

• be occupied

Collocations occupied with something · be occupied doing something

• She was too busy to answer the phone.

  Ella estaba demasiado ocupada para contestar el teléfono.

living in a place or using it as your home

ocupado por alguien, habitado

• be occupied by somebody/something

Collocations the house is occupied by a family · an apartment that's currently occupied

• The house is now occupied by a young couple.

  La casa ahora está ocupada por una joven pareja.

employed or working for an organization, company, etc.

empleado(a), contratado(a)

• be occupied by somebody

Collocations occupied in a job · an employee who is fully occupied with their work

• He's been occupied as a teacher for five years.

  Ha estado ocupado como profesor durante cinco años.

used to say that something is being used or has been taken by someone else

ocupado, en uso

• be occupied

Collocations the phone is occupied · a seat that's currently occupied

• The line is busy, the number you dialed is occupied.

  La línea está ocupada, el número que marcó está en uso.