preoccupied

adj.

1. 1. Absorbed in thought; engrossed.
   2. Excessively concerned with something; distracted.
2. Formerly or already occupied.
3. Already used and therefore unavailable for further use. Used of taxonomic names.

adjective

1. Having one's thoughts fully occupied: absorbed, deep, intent, rapt. Idioms: wrapped up in. See awareness/unawareness, excite/bore/interest.
2. So lost in thought as to be unaware of one's surroundings: absent, absent-minded, abstracted, bemused, distrait, faraway, inattentive. Idioms: a million miles away. See ability/inability, awareness/unawareness.

adj

Definition: busy; mentally caught up in something
Antonyms: observant, thoughtful, unoccupied

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IN BRIEF: Lost in thought.

The whole class seemed to be preoccupied after listening to the wonderful concert.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forud taget i besiddelse, optaget, åndsfraværende

Nederlands (Dutch)
afwezig, met iets anders bezig

Français (French)
adj. - préoccupé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - beschäftigt, gedankenverloren

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απορροφημένος, συλλογισμένος

Italiano (Italian)
assorto, distratto, pensieroso, preoccupato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - preocupado

Русский (Russian)
поглощенный, озабоченный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - preocupado, absorto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tankspridd, distraherad, djupt försjunken

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
被先占的, 一心一意的, 出神的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 被先占的, 一心一意的, 出神的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 선취된, 몰두한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 夢中になった, 先取りされた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مشغول البال, مشغول من قبل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מהורהר, עסוק, תפוס במחשבות‬

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