Which meaning of the verb occupy fits in the phrase describing space usage?

• A. To be inside something
• B. To dwell in
• C. To fill
• D. To keep someone busy

Answer: (C)

When we talk about space usage, occupy means taking up or using up space. In that sense, the action is about how much room something fills. That’s why the meaning to fill fits best: it describes how an object uses the available space, as in a piece of furniture that fills a large part of the room.

The other senses don’t match space usage. Being inside describes position relative to another object rather than how much space is used. Dwell in means live in a place, which isn’t about occupying space. Keeping someone busy is about engaging attention or time, not about physical space.

So the idea to express with occupy is that something fills or takes up space. For example, “The sofa fills a lot of space in the living room.”