preoccupy
gb/pɹiˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/ us/pɹiˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/
C1
ইংরেজি
অর্থসমূহ
০টি অর্থ
ক্রিয়া
C1
action
1
fill someone’s mind
If something preoccupies you, you think about it a lot and it is hard to think about other things.
ব্যবহারের ধরন:
[something] preoccupies [someone]
সাধারণ ভুল:
Don’t use it for physically ‘taking a seat/room’; that is usually occupy, not preoccupy.
সমার্থক শব্দ
absorb (More general; can be mental or physical attention.)
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engross (Often stronger, suggesting total attention.)
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consume (Emphasizes intensity, often worries or emotions.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
relieve (To remove a worry or burden, leaving the mind freer.)
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unburden (To free someone from something troubling them.)
কলোকেশন
be preoccupied with work
|be preoccupied with money
|be preoccupied with appearance
|be preoccupied with the future
|be preoccupied with problems
|be preoccupied with thoughts
|be preoccupied by worries
|a preoccupying thought
|preoccupy someone's mind
|preoccupy someone's thoughts
বিষয়
emotions
|mind
|daily_life
|work
উদাহরণ
- The upcoming interview preoccupied her all weekend.
- He seemed distracted in class, preoccupied by problems at home.
- Questions about money have preoccupied the team for months.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
- I was preoccupied with my exam.
- The news preoccupied him all day.
ক্রিয়া
formal
C2
action
2
take over a place first
To take a place before others can.
ব্যবহারের ধরন:
[someone] preoccupies [place]
সাধারণ ভুল:
This meaning is uncommon in everyday English; most of the time, use occupy.
সমার্থক শব্দ
occupy (The common modern verb; does not necessarily imply ‘before others’.)
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seize (Stronger; suggests force or sudden action.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
vacate (To leave a place so it is no longer occupied.)
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abandon (To leave something behind, often permanently.)
কলোকেশন
preoccupy a territory
|preoccupy a region
|preoccupy the land
|preoccupy a position
|preoccupy a seat
বিষয়
history
|politics
|law
উদাহরণ
- In some accounts, the valley was preoccupied by settlers before the official survey.
- The group tried to preoccupy key positions along the route before dawn.
ব্যাকরণ
অভিধানিক রূপ
preoccupy
IPA
GB/pɹiˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/
US/pɹiˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/
শব্দাংশ ও জোর
pre - oc - cupy (৩টি শব্দাংশ)
Stress on 2nd syllable (oc)
শব্দরূপ
Verb
- Base: preoccupy
- 3rd Person Singular: preoccupies
- Present Participle: preoccupying
- Past: preoccupied
সম্পর্কিত শব্দ
Forms
preoccupies
verb
preoccupying
verb
preoccupied
verb
Core family
preoccupation
noun C1
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
unoccupied
adjective B2
Advanced or less common
occupancy
noun B2
অভিব্যক্তি
be preoccupied with [something]
1/bˈi pɹiˈɑkjəpˌaɪd wˈɪθ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
be busy thinking about something
If you are preoccupied with something, you keep thinking about it.
উদাহরণ
- She’s been preoccupied with her new job lately.
- I was so preoccupied with the deadline that I forgot to eat lunch.
- He looked preoccupied with something, but he wouldn’t say what.