preoccupy
pre‧oc‧cu‧py /priːˈɒkjəpaɪ, priːˈɒkjʊpaɪ $ -ˈɑːk-/ verb (past tense and past participle preoccupied, present participle preoccupying, third person singular preoccupies) [transitive]
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pre‧oc‧cu‧py /priːˈɒkjəpaɪ, priːˈɒkjʊpaɪ $ -ˈɑːk-/
verb (
past tense and past participle preoccupied,
present participle preoccupying,
third person singular preoccupies)
[transitive] formal if something preoccupies someone, they think or worry about it a lot
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