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Meanings of preoccupied in английском

Deeply absorbed in thought.

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Having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something.

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Examples for "lost"
Examples for "lost"
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Depression costs Irish business £170 million each year in lost work days.
The Irish Times
2
The problem, the problem, the problem was I lost all my feelings.
The Tracey Fragments
3
Siddig said his father appeared in good health but had lost weight.
Reuters
4
The reality is he has lost control of his party on Europe.
The Guardian
5
Have words and arguments lost their power to bring about social change?
BBC
1
Interviewers are often left bemused by her darkly honest sense of humour.
The Guardian
2
Last year he said he was bemused by their friendliness during tournaments.
The Guardian
3
The public is already bemused by the debate, which has only started.
The Irish Times
4
The elder appeared quite bemused by the request but waved his agreement.
Blood and Bone
5
Ravi wrote: He was naturally quite bemused but rolled with the punches.
BBC
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It dropped idly from my hand; and I remained deep in thought.
The Master of the World
2
During the story of the Princess, the Caliph appeared deep in thought.
Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know
3
I have walked my floor, deep in thought, in puzzlement, in indecision.
The Agony Column
4
The Captain would approach the wheel, where Gissing was deep in thought.
Where the Blue Begins
5
They rode in silence for some time, Robert Cairn deep in thought.
Brood of the Witch-Queen
Usage of preoccupied in английском
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The rest of Europe is more preoccupied with other matters right now.
Reuters
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Ghanim, however, was preoccupied by thoughts of his house and his goods.
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
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Perhaps, in less preoccupied times, they might have spared them some change.
The Irish Times
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I'd been so preoccupied with training I hadn't given it another thought.
All You Need Is Kill
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Lexi had been so preoccupied with work recently, she'd been neglecting Gabe.
Mistress of the game
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Cybion I, however, is preoccupied with things much closer to the ground.
Grand junction
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The Jesuits were missionaries and preoccupied with the conversion of the savages.
The Founder of New France : A Chronicle of Champlain
8
People adjusted their mosquito netting in an obvious attempt to look preoccupied.
Norway to hide: a passport to peril mystery
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Your hands, which might need to rapidly fire a weapon, are preoccupied.
Wired
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His obscene face wore a suffering and preoccupied expression; then he said:
Rescuing the Czar: Two authentic diaries arranged and translated
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Right now, he was too preoccupied, no matter how much she insisted.
Navigators of Dune
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Rather, her thoughts were preoccupied with all the positive things going on.
Ebony
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She stood in the doorway surveying with a frown their preoccupied industry.
Then I'll Come Back to You
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His manner was preoccupied, his attention divided between Reiko and his troubles.
The Dragon King’s Palace
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He is preoccupied with the brilliant surfaces of the life about him.
Chopin : the Man and His Music
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He'd been too preoccupied with female curves to feel that one coming.
Riding the storm
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