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preoccupied

 

[ priหˆษ’kjสŠpaษชd ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

mind

Preoccupied means busy or engrossed in thought, distracted by something else.

Synonyms

absorbed, distracted, engaged

Examples of usage

  • She seemed preoccupied with her own thoughts during the meeting.
  • He was preoccupied with his upcoming exams and couldn't focus on anything else.
Context #2 | Adjective

time

Preoccupied means already taken or filled up, not available.

Synonyms

booked, occupied, unavailable

Examples of usage

  • Sorry, the meeting room is preoccupied at that time.
  • Her schedule is preoccupied with back-to-back appointments today.

Translations

Translations of the word "preoccupied" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น preocupado

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคšเคฟเค‚เคคเคฟเคค

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช besorgt

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ khawatir

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะทะฐะบะปะพะฟะพั‚ะฐะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ zaniepokojony

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅฟƒ้…ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท prรฉoccupรฉ

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ preocupado

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท endiลŸeli

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ฑฑ์ •ํ•˜๋Š”

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู‚ู„ู‚

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ znepokojenรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ znepokojenรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆ‹…ๅฟƒ็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ zaskrbljen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รกhyggjufullur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฐะปะฐาฃะดะฐัƒะปั‹

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒจแƒ”แƒจแƒคแƒแƒ—แƒ”แƒ‘แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ narahat

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ preocupado

Etymology

The word 'preoccupied' originates from the Latin word 'praecupare', which means 'to seize beforehand'. Over time, it evolved to its current usage in English to describe being absorbed in thought or already taken up.

See also: occupancy, occupation, occupations, occupied, occupying, preoccupy, underoccupancy, unoccupied.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranked #11,639, this word falls into high-advanced vocabulary. It appears less frequently but is valuable for expressing precise meanings in specific contexts.