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Definition of preoccupy verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

preoccupy

verb

NAmE//priˈɑkyəˌpaɪ//

preoccupy somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they preoccupy

he / she / it preoccupies

past simple preoccupied

-ing form preoccupying

if something is preoccupying you, you think or worry about it very often or all the time

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