To occupy or engage the attention of another person is important to the person that is talking. Paying attention is a way of letting the person talking that they what they are saying is important.
amused misdirection
tr.v., -pied, -py·ing, -pies. # To fill up (time or space): a lecture that occupied three hours. # To dwell or reside in. # To hold or fill (an office or position). # To seize possession of and maintain control over by or as if by conquest. # To engage or employ the attention or concentration of: occupied the children with coloring books.to have, hold, or take as a separate space; possess, reside in or on, or claim:Example The orchard occupies half the farm.
Engage in a conversation with the media that surround you, and evaluate information posted in media with an active mind.
As she recovers from the flu, she'll occupy her time by reading and watching TV. Do we have enough guests to occupy three hotel rooms?
Yes, the word engage is a verb.
amused misdirection
The word engross can mean to completely occupy one's attention, or to acquire most or all of something such as a commodity. Some synonyms for the word engross would be absorb, occupy or engage.
The opposite of occupy (move in) is "vacate" (leave). The opposite of occupy (take over) would be to surrender or yield. The opposite of occupy (one's attention) could be to divert.
ATTENTION!
Entertain is one please, delight, charm, cheer, tickle, occupy, interest, engage, absorb, engross
He pleads for amnesty for his brother.
attention seeker , emotional and pscyhological disturbance
An attention seeker is someone who craves or seeks out attention from others in order to feel validated or important. They often engage in behaviors that are attention-grabbing, dramatic, or excessive in order to attract the focus of others.
by allowing them to engage with the writing instead of getting distracted
by allowing them to engage with the writing instead of getting distracted
by allowing them to engage with the writing instead of getting distracted
A Bildungsroman would most likely engage the attention of high school students and university students. They would have things in common with the novel's protagonist.