Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Preoccupy \Pre*oc"cu*py\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preoccupied}
(-p[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Preoccupying}.] [Cf. F.
pr['e]occuper. See {Preoccupate}, {Occupy}.]
1. To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a
country not before held.
[1913 Webster]
2. To prepossess; to engage, occupy, or engross the attention
of, beforehand; hence, to prejudice.
[1913 Webster]
I Think it more respectful to the reader to leave
something to reflections than to preoccupy his
judgment. --Arbuthnot.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
preoccupy
v 1: engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand
or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies
him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot
think of anything else"
2: occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or
appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the
hills"
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
