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preoccupy

/priːˈɒkjʊpaɪ/

/priˈɑkjəˌpaɪ/

Translations

preoccupyverb

preoccupied

Past Simple

preoccupied

Past Participle

preoccupying

Gerund

/priːˈɒkjʊpaɪ/

/priˈɑkjəˌpaɪ/

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

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.