Preoccupied Definition

prē-ŏkyə-pīd
adjective
Absorbed in one's thoughts.
Webster's New World
Previously or already occupied.
Webster's New World
Excessively concerned with something; distracted.
American Heritage Medicine
Focused on a certain matter.
Preoccupied with losing weight.
Webster's New World
Designating or of a name already used and hence no longer available.
Webster's New World
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verb

Simple past tense and past participle of preoccupy.

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Preoccupied Sentence Examples

  • Maybe that was what he had been so preoccupied with lately.

  • Alex continued to be preoccupied with his problem - whatever it was.

  • I know you've been preoccupied, but everyone else has noticed his interest in you.

  • Kutuzov seemed preoccupied and did not listen to what the general was saying.

  • She stopped and stepped back into the hallway, too preoccupied to notice Jonny standing in front of his door.

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