preoccupy

Signification (Anglais)

1. (transitive) To distract; to draw attention elsewhere.
2. (transitive) To worry or concern (someone) so as to distract them.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To occupy or take possession of beforehand.

Concepts

préoccuper

captiver

accaparer

absorber

soucier

distraire

inquiéter

se faire du souci

Synonymes

engross

absorb

think

🤔

meditate on

worry

corner

corner the market

distract

employ

forestall

monopolise

monopolize

obsess

occupy

perplex

preempt

prepossess

puzzle

sip

supersede

swallow

be busy

come in between

pre-engage

bibble

anticipate

at heart

busy

concern

Traductions

preocupar

preocupar

absorver

absorber

sorbieren

προκατέχω

absorberen

aufsaugen

fesseln

einsaugen

in Anspruch nehmen

schlürfen

absorbir

απασχολώ

absorbieren

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/pɹɪˈɒkjupaɪ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From pre- + occupy, after Middle French preoccuper, and its source, Latin praeoccupo, praeoccupare. Doublet of preoccupate, now obsolete.