Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to preoccupy
Participle: preoccupied
Gerund: preoccupying
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | preoccupy |
| you | preoccupy |
| he;she;it | preoccupies |
| we | preoccupy |
| you | preoccupy |
| they | preoccupy |
Perfect
| I | have preoccupied |
| you | have preoccupied |
| he;she;it | has preoccupied |
| we | have preoccupied |
| you | have preoccupied |
| they | have preoccupied |
Past
| I | preoccupied |
| you | preoccupied |
| he;she;it | preoccupied |
| we | preoccupied |
| you | preoccupied |
| they | preoccupied |
Pluperfect
| I | had preoccupied |
| you | had preoccupied |
| he;she;it | had preoccupied |
| we | had preoccupied |
| you | had preoccupied |
| they | had preoccupied |
Future
| I | will preoccupy |
| you | will preoccupy |
| he;she;it | will preoccupy |
| we | will preoccupy |
| you | will preoccupy |
| they | will preoccupy |
Future Perfect
| I | will have preoccupied |
| you | will have preoccupied |
| he;she;it | will have preoccupied |
| we | will have preoccupied |
| you | will have preoccupied |
| they | will have preoccupied |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | preoccupy |
| you | preoccupy |
| he;she;it | preoccupy |
| we | preoccupy |
| you | preoccupy |
| they | preoccupy |
Perfect
| I | have preoccupied |
| you | have preoccupied |
| he;she;it | have preoccupied |
| we | have preoccupied |
| you | have preoccupied |
| they | have preoccupied |
Imperfect
| I | preoccupied |
| you | preoccupied |
| he;she;it | preoccupied |
| we | preoccupied |
| you | preoccupied |
| they | preoccupied |
Pluperfect
| I | had preoccupied |
| you | had preoccupied |
| he;she;it | had preoccupied |
| we | had preoccupied |
| you | had preoccupied |
| they | had preoccupied |
Conditional
Present
| I | would preoccupy |
| you | would preoccupy |
| he;she;it | would preoccupy |
| we | would preoccupy |
| you | would preoccupy |
| they | would preoccupy |
Perfect
| I | would have preoccupied |
| you | would have preoccupied |
| he;she;it | would have preoccupied |
| we | would have preoccupied |
| you | would have preoccupied |
| they | would have preoccupied |
Imperative
| you | preoccupy |
| we | Let's preoccupy |
| you | preoccupy |
Verbs conjugated like 'preoccupy'
accompany,
acetify,
acidify,
adsignify,
affy,
alacrify,
alkalify,
ally,
amnesty,
amplify,
angelify,
anglicify,
anglify,
apology,
apply,
arefy,
argufy,
astony,
atrophy,
avowtry, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'preoccupy'
reoccupy,
occupy,
preoccupate,
reoccur,
phenocopy,
præoccupate,
preachify,
prebuy,
precept,
prechunk,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- worry
- trouble, disquiet, bother, disturb, care, concern, perturb, distress
Antonyms
- worry
- please, amuse, soothe, gratify
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From pre- + occupy, after Middle French preoccuper, and its source, Latin praeoccupo, praeoccupare. Doublet of preoccupate, now obsolete. See: Latin '
praeoccupo'.
Verbs referencing "preoccupy"
Spanish
preocupar.
Sample Sentences
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The father tried to preoccupy the child with his keys.
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Dr. Beeching's obvious intent is that if Scottish—and similarly unprofitable English and Welsh—railways are to be maintained, it must be done by an unconcealed subsidy; he is determined that the railways shall no longer be preoccupied with—and derided for—immense deficits which include the burden of social services the State must openly underwrite, if it wants them. [1962 October, “Talking of Trains: Passed to you, Mr. Macmillan”, in Modern Railways, page 220:]
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It always preoccupies me when he acts like this.
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Terrified at this uproar, […] she ran for shelter into the place which was pre-occupied by the other lady […]. [1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:]