preoccupy
gb/pɹiˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/ us/pɹiˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/
C1
ஆங்கிலம்
foglalkoztat, elfoglal
வினைச்சொல்
C1
1
foglalkoztat
B1
பயன்பாட்டு முறை:
[something] preoccupies [someone]
The upcoming interview preoccupied her all weekend.
A közelgő állásinterjú egész hétvégén foglalkoztatta.
He seemed distracted in class, preoccupied by problems at home.
Szétszórtnak tűnt az órán, mert az otthoni problémák foglalkoztatták.
Questions about money have preoccupied the team for months.
கற்பவர்களுக்கான உதாரணங்கள்
I was preoccupied with my exam.
A vizsgám foglalkoztatott.
The news preoccupied him all day.
A hír egész nap foglalkoztatta.
பொதுவான தவறு:
Don’t use it for physically ‘taking a seat/room’; that is usually occupy, not preoccupy.
பொருள்
fill someone’s mind
சொல் இணைப்புகள்
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
இணைச்சொற்கள்
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.)
எதிர்ச்சொற்கள்
relieve (To remove a worry or burden, leaving the mind freer.)
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unburden (To free someone from something troubling them.)
கருப்பொருள்கள்
emotions
|mind
|daily_life
|work
வரையறை
If something preoccupies you, you think about it a lot and it is hard to think about other things.
To fill someone’s thoughts or attention so much that they have little room to think about anything else.
வினைச்சொல்
C2
FORMAL
2
elfoglal
A2
பயன்பாட்டு முறை:
[someone] preoccupies [place]
In some accounts, the valley was preoccupied by settlers before the official survey.
Egyes beszámolók szerint a völgyet már a hivatalos felmérés előtt telepesek foglalták el.
The group tried to preoccupy key positions along the route before dawn.
A csoport hajnal előtt megpróbálta elfoglalni az útvonal menti kulcsfontosságú pontokat.
பொதுவான தவறு:
This meaning is uncommon in everyday English; most of the time, use occupy.
பொருள்
take over a place first
சொல் இணைப்புகள்
preoccupy a territory
|preoccupy a region
|preoccupy the land
|preoccupy a position
|preoccupy a seat
இணைச்சொற்கள்
occupy (The common modern verb; does not necessarily imply ‘before others’.)
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seize (Stronger; suggests force or sudden action.)
எதிர்ச்சொற்கள்
vacate (To leave a place so it is no longer occupied.)
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abandon (To leave something behind, often permanently.)
கருப்பொருள்கள்
history
|politics
|law
வரையறை
To take a place before others can.
To occupy or take possession of a place before someone else does.
இலக்கணம்
அகராதி வடிவம்
preoccupy
IPA
GB/pɹiˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/
US/pɹiˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/
அசைகள் மற்றும் அழுத்தம்
pre - oc - cupy (3 அசைகள்)
Stress on 2nd syllable (oc)
சொல் வடிவங்கள்
Verb
- Base: preoccupy
- 3rd Person Singular: preoccupies
- Present Participle: preoccupying
- Past: preoccupied
சொல் குடும்பம்
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
சொற்றொடர்கள்
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.
உதாரணங்கள்
- 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.
கற்பவர்களுக்கான உதாரணங்கள்
- He is preoccupied with work.
- I am preoccupied with my homework.