occupy oneself

occupy oneself (by something)

to keep busy by doing something. Don't worry. I can occupy myself by knitting or sewing. While waiting, I occupied myself by knitting a scarf.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Whitney	WIT-nee	English
Terrence	['terəns]
Narges	-	Persian
Mcgowan	[mə'gauən]
Gervasio	jer-VAH-zyo (Italian), her-BAH-syo (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
Qiang	-	Chinese