No. 5,450 in Spanish

ocupa

"Ocupa" means "occupies" or "takes up" in English.

In a sentence

Ella se ocupa de organizar los eventos.
She takes care of organizing events.
In this sentence, the word 'ocupa' is used as part of the reflexive verb 'ocuparse', meaning 'to take care of or to deal with'.
El lugar que ocupa es muy importante.
The place it occupies is very important.
Here, 'ocupa' is used as a verb meaning 'to occupy or to take up space', emphasizing a significant position or role.
Siempre ocupa su tiempo leyendo libros interesantes.
He always occupies his time by reading interesting books.
In this example, 'ocupa' means 'to occupy or to spend time', indicating how time is utilized.

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