When to Use Preoccupied?

Preoccupied sentence example
  1. Maybe that was what he had been so preoccupied with lately. ...
  2. Alex continued to be preoccupied with his problem - whatever it was. ...
  3. I know you've been preoccupied , but everyone else has noticed his interest in you. ...
  4. Kutuzov seemed preoccupied and did not listen to what the general was saying.

What does preoccupied mean as it is used here?

1 : previously applied to another group and unavailable for use in a new sense —used of a biological generic or specific name. 2a : lost in thought also : absorbed in some preoccupation. b : already occupied.

What does it mean when someone says preoccupied?

When you're preoccupied, you're completely focused on whatever it is that you're doing. It's good to be preoccupied when you're driving, as long as you're preoccupied with the road and not with your cell phone.

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