preocupar

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to worry, to concern, to trouble, to be worrisome to, to preoccupy
  2. (reflexive) to care, to worry, to be concerned, to be troubled

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
pre‧o‧cu‧par
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɾeokuˈpaɾ/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Latin praeoccupāre (“to preoccupy”). Cognate with English preoccupy.

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