Engelsk udsagnsord: preoccupy | |||
1. | preoccupy (om følelse) engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His work preoccupies him. The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | command, control | ||
Mere specifikke termer | ghost, haunt, obsess, prepossess | ||
2. | preoccupy (om forhold) occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The army preoccupied the hills. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | arrogate, assume, seize, take over, usurp | ||