PREOCCUPY


Meaning of PREOCCUPY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌpī ]

transitive verb

Etymology: Latin praeoccupare, literally, to seize in advance, from prae- + occupare to seize, occupy

Date: 1567

1. : to engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or preferentially

2. : to take possession of or fill beforehand or before another

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