Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: preoccupied
IPA transcription: [pɹi'ɑkjəp,aɪd]
Pronunciations of preoccupied
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: bemused, deep_in_thought(p), lost(p), preoccupied
    Meaning: deeply absorbed in thought; "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown"
  • Synonyms: haunted, obsessed, preoccupied, taken_up(p)
    Meaning: having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman"
Usage examples
  • Mr. Sterling was preoccupied.
  • She could not avoid seeing that he was preoccupied.
  • Maud glanced at her sister, but Dora was preoccupied.
  • There were a good many people passing, but they seemed too preoccupied to glance down at the sidewalk.
  • However, the man is fortunately rather deaf, and he was entirely preoccupied in that which he was doing.
  • Preoccupied as he was, he could not help pausing a moment in admiration as he came in front of the workshop.
  • Preoccupied as I was, by the condition of the patient, the professional habit of rapid and close observation caused me to direct a searching glance at the man before me.
  • As usual, the observation burst harmlessly over the heads of most of the students in the class, who were preoccupied with more immediate things--with the evening's movies and the week-end's dance.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording All I Want for Christmas (film), License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Major depressive disorder, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Ottoman Empire, License CC BY-SA 4.0