preoccupied

Word parts

pre- + occupied

Pronunciation

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Adjective

Positive preoccupied

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. To be preoccupied with someone or something means to have constant or excessive thoughts about someone or something.

   I was so preoccupied with changing the channel on the car's radio set that I did not see the red light.

Verb

Plain form preoccupy

Third-person singular preoccupies

Past tense preoccupied

Past participle preoccupied

Present participle preoccupying

1. The past tense and past participle of preoccupy.