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How to pronounce “preoccupied”
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Pronunciation guide for preoccupied
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of preoccupied with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
a little bit better, less preoccupied
- Definition summary
- (obsolete) Prepossessed; biased. [16th–17th c.]
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce preoccupied
Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
a little bit better, less preoccupied
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “preoccupied”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- (obsolete) Prepossessed; biased. [16th–17th c.]
- (now rare) Already occupied.
- (taxonomy, not comparable) Describing a taxonomic name not available for use because it is already used for another. [from 18th c.]
- Concerned with something else; distracted; giving one's attention elsewhere. [from 19th c.]
- [Verb]
- simple past and past participle of preoccupy
Practice Nearby Words
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