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preoccupy
IPA(Pronunciation)
Verb
transitive
obsolete
Japanese Meaning
注意を他の事柄に向けさせる、気を散らす / 誰かを心配させ、注意力を逸らす / （古い用法）あらかじめ占有する、事前に取り上げる
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Sense（3）
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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(transitive) To distract; to draw attention elsewhere. / (transitive) To worry or concern (someone) so as to distract them. / (transitive, obsolete) To occupy or take possession of beforehand.
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preoccupy
Her worrying thoughts about the exams preoccupy her during lectures.
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Her worrying thoughts about the exams preoccupy her during lectures.
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