PREOCCUPIED


Meaning of PREOCCUPIED in English

(ˈ) ̷ ̷+ adjective

Etymology: from past participle of preoccupy

1.

a. : lost in thought : engrossed , absorbed

b. : already occupied : filled

2. : previously applied to some other group and therefore unavailable according to the rules of nomenclature for use in a new sense — used of a biological generic or specific name

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.