English

Etymology
From pre- + occupy.

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/pɹi��kjupaɪ/, SAMPA|/pri"QkjupaI?/
(General American|US) IPA|/pɹi��kjupaɪ/, SAMPA|/pri"AkjupaI?/
audio|en-us-preoccupy.ogg|Audio (US)

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-preoccupy.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb|preoccup|i|ed

1. To distract; to occupy or draw attention elsewhere.

#:The father tried to preoccupy the child with his keys.

Translations
Greek: α�ο��ο��, α�α��ολ� (�η �κέ�η)

fr:preoccupy
io:preoccupy
fi:preoccupy
vi:preoccupy
zh:preoccupy

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