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preoccupied

/priːˈɒkjʊpaɪd/

/priˈɑkjəˌpaɪd/

Translations

preoccupiedadjective

more preoccupied

Comp.

most preoccupied

Super.

préoccupé

He looked preoccupied during the meeting, scarcely listening to the discussion.

Il avait l’air préoccupé pendant la réunion, écoutant à peine la discussion.

Synonyms

wrapped up

Antonyms

preoccupiedpast participle

/priˈɒkjʊpaɪd/

/priˈɑːkjupaɪd/

Past participial adjective derived from the verb 'preoccupy'; often denotes a state resulting from prior occupation.

Additional translations

occupéAu sens de « déjà pris » ou « occupé d’avance », souvent dans un registre formel.

Synonyms

lost in thought

preoccupyverb

preoccupied

Past Simple

preoccupied

Past Simple

preoccupied

Past Participle

preoccupying

Gerund

/priːˈɒkjʊpaɪ/

/priˈɑkjəˌpaɪ/

préoccuper

The upcoming exam seemed to preoccupy her thoughts all week.

L'examen à venir semblait préoccuper ses pensées toute la semaine.

Additional translations

préempterSens soutenu, rare ou archaïque : prendre possession à l'avance.

Synonyms

preoccupy oneself

Definitions

preoccupiedadjective

Deeply absorbed in thought or concern about something, often to the point of distraction.

He looked preoccupied during the meeting, scarcely listening to the discussion.

preoccupiedpast participle

Already occupied, taken possession of, or appropriated in advance (now chiefly formal or literary).

The territory was preoccupied by rival settlers long before the official claim.

preoccupyverb

To dominate or engross the mind of someone to the exclusion of other thoughts.

The upcoming exam seemed to preoccupy her thoughts all week.

To seize or occupy something beforehand, especially before someone else can do so (archaic or formal).

The settlers sought to preoccupy the fertile valley before their rivals arrived.