PREOCCUPIED


Meaning of PREOCCUPIED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)prē-ˈä-kyə-ˌpīd ]

adjective

Date: 1842

1. : previously applied to another group and unavailable for use in a new sense — used of a biological generic or specific name

2.

a. : lost in thought ; also : absorbed in some preoccupation

b. : already occupied

Synonyms: see abstracted

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.