Definitions for preoccupied
Overview of verb preoccupy
The verb preoccupy has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) preoccupy
(engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely
2. preoccupy
(occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills")
Overview of adj preoccupied
The adj preoccupied has 2 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) bemused, deep in thought, lost, preoccupied
(deeply absorbed in thought; "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown")
2. (1) haunted, obsessed, preoccupied, taken up
(having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman")
