preoccupy

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Conceitos

preocupar

absorver

fazer truste

importunar

inquietar

sorver

abarcar

manter ocupado

açambarcar

Sinônimos

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

Traduções

preocupar

absorber

préoccuper

assorbire

sorbieren

προκατέχω

fesseln

absorbieren

aufsaugen

einsaugen

in Anspruch nehmen

schlürfen

absorbir

απασχολώ

aufnehmen

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/pɹɪˈɒkjupaɪ/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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