| slovo | definícia |
preoccupy
(encz) | preoccupy,upoutat pozornost v: Jaroslav Šedivý |
preoccupy
(encz) | preoccupy,zcela upoutat pozornost v: Zdeněk Brož |
Preoccupy
(gcide) | Preoccupy \Pre*oc"cu*py\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Preoccupied
(-p[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Preoccupying.] [Cf. F.
pr['e]occuper. See Preoccupate, Occupy.]
1. To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a
country not before held.
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2. To prepossess; to engage, occupy, or engross the attention
of, beforehand; hence, to prejudice.
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I Think it more respectful to the reader to leave
something to reflections than to preoccupy his
judgment. --Arbuthnot.
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preoccupy
(wn) | preoccupy
v 1: engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand
or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies
him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot
think of anything else"
2: occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or
appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the
hills" |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
preoccupy
(encz) | preoccupy,upoutat pozornost v: Jaroslav Šedivýpreoccupy,zcela upoutat pozornost v: Zdeněk Brož |
Preoccupying
(gcide) | Preoccupy \Pre*oc"cu*py\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Preoccupied
(-p[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Preoccupying.] [Cf. F.
pr['e]occuper. See Preoccupate, Occupy.]
1. To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a
country not before held.
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2. To prepossess; to engage, occupy, or engross the attention
of, beforehand; hence, to prejudice.
[1913 Webster]
I Think it more respectful to the reader to leave
something to reflections than to preoccupy his
judgment. --Arbuthnot.
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preoccupy
(wn) | preoccupy
v 1: engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand
or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies
him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot
think of anything else"
2: occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or
appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the
hills" |
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