ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ

preoccupy

gb/pɹiˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/ us/pɹiˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/
C1 ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
ਅਰਥ
0 ਅਰਥ
ਕਿਰਿਆ 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.

ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ: [something] preoccupies [someone]
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Don’t use it for physically ‘taking a seat/room’; that is usually occupy, not preoccupy.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
absorb (More general; can be mental or physical attention.) | engross (Often stronger, suggesting total attention.) | consume (Emphasizes intensity, often worries or emotions.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
relieve (To remove a worry or burden, leaving the mind freer.) | unburden (To free someone from something troubling them.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
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
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
emotions |mind |daily_life |work
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • 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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • I was preoccupied with my exam.
  • The news preoccupied him all day.
ਕਿਰਿਆ formal C2 action
2

take over a place first

To take a place before others can.

ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ: [someone] preoccupies [place]
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
This meaning is uncommon in everyday English; most of the time, use occupy.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
occupy (The common modern verb; does not necessarily imply ‘before others’.) | seize (Stronger; suggests force or sudden action.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
vacate (To leave a place so it is no longer occupied.) | abandon (To leave something behind, often permanently.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
preoccupy a territory |preoccupy a region |preoccupy the land |preoccupy a position |preoccupy a seat
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
history |politics |law
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • 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.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
preoccupy
IPA
GB/pɹiˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/
US/pɹiˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
pre - oc - cupy (3 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 2nd syllable (oc)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Verb
  • Base: preoccupy
  • 3rd Person Singular: preoccupies
  • Present Participle: preoccupying
  • Past: preoccupied
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
Forms
preoccupies verb preoccupying verb preoccupied verb
Core family
preoccupation noun C1
Related words
occupy verb B1 occupation noun A2 occupant noun B1 occupational adjective B2
Negative and opposite forms
unoccupied adjective B2
Advanced or less common
occupancy noun B2
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ

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.

ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • 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.

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