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preoccupy
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
preoccupy
(verb)
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preoccupy
/ˌpriː
ˈ
ɑːkjəˌpaɪ/
verb
preoccupies
;
preoccupied
;
preoccupying
preoccupy
/ˌpriː
ˈ
ɑːkjəˌpaɪ/
verb
preoccupies
;
preoccupied
;
preoccupying
Learner's definition of PREOCCUPY
[
+ object
]
:
to be thought about or worried about by (someone) very often or constantly
The question of life after death has
preoccupied
many philosophers.
Her family problems continue to
preoccupy
her. [=she continues to spend a lot of time thinking/worrying about her family problems]
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