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[ verb ] engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively
Examples "His work preoccupies him" "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else" Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)The Secretary_of_State himself , in his first speech , gave some idea of the tremendous march of events inside and outside the United_States that has preoccupied the new administration in_the_past four months . Related terms |
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[ verb ] occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
Examples "the army preoccupied the hills" Used in print (Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)The husband is usually a well-educated professional , preoccupied with his job - often an organization man whose motto for getting_ahead is : `` Do n't rock_the_boat '' . Related terms |
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