Значення

значень: 3
  1. (перехідне)To distract; to draw attention elsewhere.

    The father tried to preoccupy the child with his keys.

  2. (перехідне)To worry or concern (someone) so as to distract them.

    It always preoccupies me when he acts like this.

  3. (застаріле, перехідне)To occupy or take possession of beforehand.

    occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance

Приклади

речень: 43
  1. Tom is preoccupied with his studies.

  2. Tom seemed preoccupied with other things.

  3. Tom is a little preoccupied right now.

  4. Right now Tom is a little preoccupied.

  5. It looks like Tom is a little preoccupied.

Походження

From pre- + occupy, after Middle French preoccuper, and its source, Latin praeoccupo, prae

From pre- + occupy, after Middle French preoccuper, and its source, Latin praeoccupo, praeoccupare. Doublet of preoccupate, now obsolete.

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Форми

preoccupies, preoccupying, preoccupied, preoccupied
Базова формаpreoccupy · to preoccupy
3-я особа одниниpreoccupies
Дієприкметник теперішнього часуpreoccupying
Минулий часpreoccupied
Дієприкметник минулого часуpreoccupied

правильне · Урок

Present simpleУрок

I, you, we, theypreoccupy
he, she, itpreoccupies

Past simpleУрок

усі особиpreoccupied

Present perfectУрок

I, you, we, theyhave preoccupied
he, she, ithas preoccupied

Future simple (will)Урок

усі особиwill preoccupy

Синоніми

синонімів: 1

Спільнокореневі

пов’язаних слів: 2
Пов’язаніpreoccupationC2preoccupancy

Сполучуваність

шаблонів: 3
  • a little preoccupied
  • seemed preoccupied
  • little preoccupied

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