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preoccupied

pre·oc·cu·pied
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pree-ok-yuh-pahyd]
    • /priˈɒk yəˌpaɪd/
    • /ˌpriːˈɒk.jʊ.paɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pree-ok-yuh-pahyd]
    • /priˈɒk yəˌpaɪd/

Definitions of preoccupied word

  • adjective preoccupied completely engrossed in thought; absorbed. 1
  • adjective preoccupied previously occupied; taken; filled. 1
  • adjective preoccupied Biology. already used as a name for some species, genus, etc., and not available as a designation for any other. 1
  • verb with object preoccupied to absorb or engross to the exclusion of other things. 1
  • verb with object preoccupied to occupy beforehand or before others. 1
  • adjective preoccupied worried, concerned 1

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Origin of preoccupied

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; preoccupy + -ed2

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Parts of speech for Preoccupied

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

preoccupied popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for preoccupied

adj preoccupied

  • absent-minded — Someone who is absent-minded forgets things or does not pay attention to what they are doing, often because they are thinking about something else.
  • absentminded — so lost in thought that one does not realize what one is doing, what is happening, etc.; preoccupied to the extent of being unaware of one's immediate surroundings.
  • absorbed — If you are absorbed in something or someone, you are very interested in them and they take up all your attention and energy.
  • airheaded — Slang. a scatterbrained, stupid, or simple-minded person; dolt.
  • all ears — If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen.

adjective preoccupied

  • absent — If someone or something is absent from a place or situation where they should be or where they usually are, they are not there.
  • abstracted — Someone who is abstracted is thinking so deeply that they are not fully aware of what is happening around them.
  • daydreaming — indulgence in daydreams
  • elsewhere — In, at, or to some other place or other places.
  • engaged — Busy; occupied.

verb preoccupied

  • forestalled — Simple past tense and past participle of forestall.

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