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1.
completely engrossed in thought; absorbed.
2.
previously occupied; taken; filled.
3.
Biology. already used as a name for some species, genus, etc., and not available as a designation for any other.
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Preoccupied
is always a great word to know.
So is organ. Does it mean:
| a grouping of tissues into a distinct structure, as a heart or kidney in animals or a leaf or stamen in plants, that performs a specialized task |
| any organism that derives its energy for food synthesis from light and is capable of using carbon dioxide as its principal source of carbon |
Example Sentences
- For the first time ever on a reporting trip, am not preoccupied with sneaking back to hotel room to retrieve email.
- Some owners are less preoccupied with these considerations than they are with power and speed.
- They were too preoccupied with their bucking and surging economies.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
verb (used with object), pre·oc·cu·pied, pre·oc·cu·py·ing.
1.
to absorb or engross to the exclusion of other things.
2.
to occupy beforehand or before others.
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