preoccupy
gb/pɹiˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/ us/pɹiˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/
C1
Англійська
Значення
0 значень
Дієслово
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.
Модель уживання:
[something] preoccupies [someone]
Поширена помилка:
Don’t use it for physically ‘taking a seat/room’; that is usually occupy, not preoccupy.
Синоніми
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.)
Антоніми
relieve (To remove a worry or burden, leaving the mind freer.)
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unburden (To free someone from something troubling them.)
Словосполучення
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
Теми
emotions
|mind
|daily_life
|work
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- I was preoccupied with my exam.
- The news preoccupied him all day.
Дієслово
formal
C2
action
2
take over a place first
To take a place before others can.
Модель уживання:
[someone] preoccupies [place]
Поширена помилка:
This meaning is uncommon in everyday English; most of the time, use occupy.
Синоніми
occupy (The common modern verb; does not necessarily imply ‘before others’.)
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seize (Stronger; suggests force or sudden action.)
Антоніми
vacate (To leave a place so it is no longer occupied.)
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abandon (To leave something behind, often permanently.)
Словосполучення
preoccupy a territory
|preoccupy a region
|preoccupy the land
|preoccupy a position
|preoccupy a seat
Теми
history
|politics
|law
Приклади
- 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.
Граматика
Словникова форма
preoccupy
IPA
GB/pɹiˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/
US/pɹiˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/
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pre - oc - cupy (3 склади)
Stress on 2nd syllable (oc)
Форми слова
Verb
- Base: preoccupy
- 3rd Person Singular: preoccupies
- Present Participle: preoccupying
- Past: preoccupied
Споріднені слова
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
Вирази
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.
Приклади
- 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.