preoccupied

preoccupied
adj
1. abstracted, rapt, engrossed, consumed, lost in, absorbed, immersed, wrapped up, Inf. into [s.t.] busy, occupied; obsessed, Sl. hung up; oblivious, unaware, unconscious, unmindful, insensible, blind; distracted, diverted, distrait, inattentive, unattentive, inadvertent, deaf, unheeding, unheedful, heedless.
2. intent, concentrating, focusing, pensive, cerebra-tional, thoughtful, thinking, lost in thought, bemused; cogitative, cogitating, deliberative, deliberating, meditative, meditating, contemplative, contemplating, reflective, reflecting; musing, pondering, wondering about, Archaic. museful; ruminative, ruminant, ruminating, chewing, chewing one's cud, brooding, mulling over, in a brown study.
3. preempted, co-opted, usurped, appropriated, claimed, spoken for, taken, gone; filled, nonvacant, in use.

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  • preoccupied — adj. preoccupied with * * * [prɪ ɒkjʊpaɪd] preoccupied with …   Combinatory dictionary

  • preoccupied — pre|oc|cu|pied [ pri akjə,paıd ] adjective thinking about something so much or spending so much time doing something that you do not notice other things or cannot think about other things: Martin was too preoccupied with his own life to notice… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • preoccupied — adjective thinking about something a lot, with the result that you do not pay attention to other things: I tried to speak to Bella, but she seemed a little preoccupied. (+ with): Rod s completely preoccupied with all the wedding preparations at… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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