Значение

значений: 2
  1. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.

    Vertieftsein, Beschäftigtsein, beherrschender Gedanke

    поглощённостьpogloščónnostʹ, увлечённостьuvlečónnostʹ, озабо́ченностьozabóčennostʹ

    an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention

  2. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The act of occupying something before someone else.

    заня́тие места зара́нееzanjátije mesta zaráneje, заня́тие места ра́ньше другогоzanjátije mesta ránʹše drugovo

    the act of taking occupancy before someone else does

Примеры

предложений: 7
  1. Don't open your mouth, and your physiognomy demonstrates a preoccupation.

  2. Preoccupation with sex is the basis of all mental activity.

  3. Sami had a strange preoccupation.

  4. The rumor about Tom isn't true, but it is in line with many of his preoccupations.

  5. It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly.

Переводы

языков: 2
Русский
По значениям 2
the state of being preoccupied; enthrallment:
the act of occupying something before someone else:
Deutsch
По значениям 1
the state of being preoccupied; enthrallment:

Происхождение

Borrowed from Middle French préoccupation, from Latin praeoccupātiō. By surface analysis,

Borrowed from Middle French préoccupation, from Latin praeoccupātiō. By surface analysis, pre- + occupation or preoccupy + -ation.

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Формы

мн. число: preoccupations
Ед. числоpreoccupation
Мн. числоpreoccupations

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 3
Близкие по смыслу

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 4
СвязанныеpreoccupyB2occupationA2

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