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Collocations for occupied - adj.

1. being used by sb

VERBS

be

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ADVERB

densely
the most densely occupied areas of the country
entirely
The sofa was entirely occupied by two large cats.
permanently
illegally

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2. busy

VERBS

be
become
keep sb
We need something to keep the children occupied.

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ADVERB

fully (esp. BrE)
happily

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PREPOSITION

in
You will be mainly occupied in checking sales records.
with
She was happily occupied with reading.

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Occupied is used with these nouns:
country, territory, zone

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