preocupar
Meaning
- (transitive) to worry, to concern, to trouble, to be worrisome to, to preoccupy
- (reflexive) to care, to worry, to be concerned, to be troubled
Concepts
worry
preoccupy
concern
perturb
trouble
occupy
agitate
alarm
disturb
ruffle
unsettle
upset
care
exercise
grieve
absorb
vex
interest
Frequency
Hyphenated as
pre‧o‧cu‧par
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɾeokuˈpaɾ/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praeoccupāre (“to preoccupy”). Cognate with English preoccupy.
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