occupation
An activity or task with which one occupies oneselfAn activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.
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» What's your occupation?
Was machst du beruflich? — marloncori
Was machen Sie beruflich? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Was ist dein Beruf? — felix63
Кем работаешь? — carlosalberto
Ким ти працюєш? — deniko
Яка твоя професія? — deniko
Яка ваша професія? — deniko
Ким ви працюєте? — deniko
Хто ти за фахом? — deniko
Хто ви за фахом? — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.
Beschäftigung, Beruf
заня́тиеzanjátije, профе́ссияproféssija
заня́ттяzanjáttja, профе́сіяprofésija, фахfax
(countable, uncountable)The act, process or state of possessing a place.
завладе́ниеzavladénije, заня́тиеzanjátije, занима́ниеzanimánije
(countable, uncountable)The control of a nation or region by a hostile military or paramilitary force.
Besatzung, Besetzung, Okkupation
оккупа́цияokkupácija
окупа́ціяokupácija
the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
Examples
103 sentencesWhat's your occupation?
Ким ти працюєш? — deniko
ruКем работаешь? — carlosalberto
deWas machst du beruflich? — marloncori
Her occupation is teaching.
I like to do oil painting, but I don't intend to make that my lifelong occupation.
What is your occupation?
Ким ти працюєш? — deniko
ruКакая у тебя профессия? — marafon
What's Tom's occupation?
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English occupacioun, borrowed from Middle French occupacion, occupation, fromFrom Middle English occupacioun, borrowed from Middle French occupacion, occupation, from Latin occupātiō, occupātiōnis, from occupō (“occupy, seize”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to seize, grab”). By surface analysis, occupy + -ation.
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Forms
plural: occupations| Singular | occupation |
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regular
Synonyms
16 synonyms- the act of occupying or taking possession of a building:occupancymoving in
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money:businessjobline of workline
- the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power:military control
Word family
23 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.