preoccupy

🇺🇸 /priˈɑːkjupaɪ/ 🇬🇧 /priˈɒkjupaɪ/
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verb
R

to think or worry about something very often or all the time

His upcoming exam will preoccupy him for weeks.

translation

v. to think or worry about something very often or all the time

Word Forms

3rd Present preoccupies
Past preoccupied
Perfect preoccupied
Progressive preoccupying