Main Entry:

pre·oc·cu·pied

Pronunciation:

\(ˌ)prē-ˈä-kyə-ˌpīd\

Function:

adjective

Date:

1842

1: previously applied to another group and unavailable for use in a new sense —used of a biological generic or specific name2 a: lost in thought ; also : absorbed in some preoccupation b: already occupied

synonyms see abstracted