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preoccupy

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively

Wordset Dictionary

Senses

Wordset Dictionary

occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

pasttense
preoccupied
presentparticiple
preoccupying
thirdpersonsingular
preoccupies
pastparticiple
preoccupied