English Explanatory Dictionary

preoccupied

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Prepossessed; biased.
  2. Already occupied.
  3. Describing a taxonomic name not available for use because it is already used for another.
  4. Concerned with something else; distracted; giving one's attention elsewhere.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of preoccupy

Pronunciation

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Word forms

preoccupied more preoccupied most preoccupied

Derived words

overpreoccupied preoccupiedly preoccupied name preoccupiedness unpreoccupied
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