preoccupy

pre·oc·cu·py  (pr-ky-p)

tr.v. pre·oc·cu·pied, pre·oc·cu·py·ing, pre·oc·cu·pies

1. To occupy completely the mind or attention of; engross. See Synonyms at monopolize.

2. To occupy or take possession of in advance or before another.

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preoccupy

Verb

[-pies, -pying, -pied] to fill the thoughts or mind of (someone) to the exclusion of other things [Latin praeoccupare to capture in advance]

preoccupation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	preoccupy - engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else" obsess, ghost, haunt - haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her" prepossess - cause to be preoccupied; "The idea of his failure prepossesses him" control, command - exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"
	2.	preoccupy - occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills" take over, usurp, arrogate, seize, assume - seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"

Translations

preoccupy

v preoccupy [priˈokjupai]

to engage or occupy (a person's mind etc) or the attention of (someone) completely His mind was preoccupied with plans for his holiday. in beslag neem يَشْغَل بال занимавам být zaujat optage in Anspruch nehmen völlig απασχολώ, απορροφώ preocupar (tähelepanu) hõivama فکر و ذهن را به خود مشغول کردن askarruttaa préoccuper לְהַטרִיד पूर्व रूपेण ध्यान आकर्षित करना zaokupiti,preokupirati figyelmét egészen leköti sibuk, memenuhi perhatian gagntaka impensierire ～の心を奪う ...의 마음을 빼앗다, ...을 열중케 하다 užimti, užvaldyti nodarbināt prātu; saistīt uzmanību membuat sso sibuk in beslag nemen geheel distrahere, legge beslag på zaabsorbować preocupar a preocupa поглощать внимание byť zaujatý (čím) zaposlovati, obremenjevati zakupiti helt sysselsätta (uppta) ครอบครองก่อน kafasını kurcalamak, zihnini işgal etmek 使對...全神貫注，迷住，先佔 займати توجہ بانٹنا ám ảnh 使对...全神贯注，迷住，先占

n preˌoccuˈpation

verstrooidheid إنْشِغال البال замисленост zaujetí optagethed (af) die Inanspruchnahme εντρύφηση, έγνοια preocupación mõtlikkus اشتغال فکری syventyminen préoccupation טִרדָה पूर्वाधिकार zaokupljenost,zauzetost nečim belefeledkezés kesibukan það sem e-r er upptekinn af preoccupazione 先入観 몰두, 선취 nuolatinis rūpestis, susirūpinimas rūpes, raizes keasyikan gepreoccupeerdheid fordypning i egne tanker; engasjement zaabsorbowanie preocupação preocupare поглощённость;забота zaujatie skrb, zaposlitev zaokupljenost tankfullhet การเข้าครอบครองก่อน takıntı, tasa; aklını takma 先佔 неуважність, заклопотаність کسي چيز کے متعلق پہلے ہي سے اچھا يا برا خيال قائم کرلينا mối bận tâm 先占