Occupied vs Working - What's the difference?
occupied | working |
Reserved, engaged.
Busy, unavailable.
Subjugated, under the control of a foreign military presence.
travelled to occupied Japan in December 1945
(occupy)
(usually plural) Operation; action.
Method of operation.
Fermentation.
(of bodies of water) Becoming full of a vegetable substance.
That is or are functioning.
That suffices but requires additional work.
In paid employment.
Of or relating to employment.
Enough to allow one to use something.
As adjectives the difference between occupied and working
is that occupied is reserved, engaged while working is that is or are functioning.As verbs the difference between occupied and working
is that occupied is (occupy) while working is .As a noun working is
(usually plural) operation; action.occupied
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The stall on the left is occupied .
- she is occupied at the moment
Verb
(head)working
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) werking, werkynge, warkynge, worchinge, from (etyl) . Cognate with (etyl) wirking, warking, (etyl) werking, (etyl) Wirkung.Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
From .Verb
(head)- Leave him alone; he's working .
Adjective
(-)- a working ventilator
- a working copy of the script
- working mothers
- the working week
- a working knowledge of computers