preoccupied

Etymology

From pre- + occupied.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

Positive preoccupied

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. When you are preoccupied with something, you are concerned about it or simply thinking about it instead of focusing on the current task you are doing.

   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.