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Occupy Pronunciation
Occupy is pronounced AH-kyuh-py, IPA /ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ/.
AH-kyuh-py
US /ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ/ · UK /ˈɒkjʊˌpaɪ/
Syllables: AH · kyuh · py (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
verb: To fill a space or a period of time, or to take control of a place.
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Occupy in a Sentence
- Two families occupy the upper floors.
- The talks occupy most of Thursday.
- Protesters occupy the square every spring.
Common Mispronunciations of Occupy
Not ah-KYOO-py
AH leads the three beats, and the middle one shrinks to a quick kyuh.
Not AH-kuh-pee
The py ending holds the long eye of pie, which is where the spelling with a y is pointing.
Tip: A double c before a vowel is one plain k, so nothing here hisses the way it does in accept.
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