occupy

[ˈɒkjʊpaɪ]
transitive verb
1) (inhabit) occuper [premises]
2) (fill) occuper [bed, seat, room]
3) (take over) occuper [country, building]
4) (take up) prendre [time]; [activity] durer [afternoon]; occuper [area, surface]
5) (keep busy) occuper [person, mind]; capter [attention]
I'm fully occupied with the garden — le jardin prend tout mon temps
to keep oneself occupied — s'occuper (by doing en faisant)
6) (hold) remplir [post]