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occupies

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "occupies" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

3 syllables

8 characters

English (US)

3syllables

occupies

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

occupies is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, occupies is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofoccupies

1verb

(of time) To take or use.
To take or use space.
To have sexual intercourse with.
To do business in; to busy oneself with.
To use; to expend; to make use of.

Nearby Words

17 words

Before

occupationally occupationless occupations occupative occupiable occupied occupier occupiers

occupies(current)

After

occupy occupying occur occurence occurences occurred occurrence occurrence's

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