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okkupere

verbverb

EtymologyOpphav

fra latin ‘ta i besittelse’ from Latin ‘to take possession of’

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. besette (2)to occupy, hærtato capture by force of arms to occupybesette (2), to capture by force of armshærta
    • være okkupert av en fremmed makt to be occupied by a foreign power
  2. ta i besittelse;
    ta i bruk
    to take possession of;
    to take into use
    • husløs ungdom okkuperer ubebodde leiegårder homeless young people are occupying empty blocks of flats
  3. legge beslag på;
    oppta (3)to occupy
    to take up;
    to occupyoppta (3)
    • han okkuperte den beste stolen i stua he commandeered the best chair in the living room