Okupar

to occupy; to take up; to take possession ofverb

Alternative meanings

To occupy a place, seat, territory, position, or space. It can also refer to taking up time or keeping someone busy.

Pronunciation

oh-KOO-par

Root and affixes

Borrowed from Spanish ocupar. Related forms include giokupar, okupado, and okupante.

Variants or conjugations

ukupar; okupado; okupante; puyo; gamiton

Related words and expressions

place; seat; time; work; vacant

Meaning and usage notes

Okupar is used for occupying a space, place, position, or time. For occupy meaning use, gamiton may be used; for occupy meaning need in regional Spanish, use kinahanglan.