How Do You Spell PREOCCUPIES?

Pronunciation: [pɹɪˈɒkjʊpˌa͡ɪz] (IPA)

The word "preoccupies" has the phonetic transcription /priːˈɒkjʊpaɪz/. The first syllable "pre-" is pronounced as "pree" with a long "e" sound. The second syllable "-oc-" is pronounced as "ok" with a short "o" sound. The third syllable "-cup-" is pronounced as "kyup" with a soft "u" sound. The fourth syllable "-ie" is pronounced as "eye" with a long "i" sound, and the final syllable "-s" is pronounced as "z". The word means to occupy someone's thoughts or attention before something else.

PREOCCUPIES Meaning and Definition

1. The term "preoccupies" is a verb that refers to the act of capturing or dominating someone's attention, thoughts, or concerns to the point of being fully engrossed in a particular matter or subject. It describes a mental state where an individual's mind is consumed or preoccupied with thoughts, worries, or interests that take precedence over other activities or considerations.

   To preoccupy means to occupy the mental faculties with a specific topic or issue, causing it to be the primary focus of one's thoughts, often leading to a neglect or distraction from other matters. This can include thoughts, concerns, or anxieties that persistently invade and control one's thinking, making it difficult to concentrate on other tasks or activities.

   The act of preoccupying oneself can occur willingly, such as when a person deliberately immerses themselves in a task or engages in an absorbing activity that fully occupies their mind. It can also happen involuntarily, when circumstantial events or worries monopolize a person's thoughts to the point of distraction. In both cases, preoccupying often implies a level of mental or emotional absorption that keeps someone preoccupied to the exclusion of other thoughts or activities.

   In summary, "preoccupies" refers to the state of being mentally monopolized or dominated by a particular topic, issue, worry, or interest, wherein it captures one's attention, thoughts, and concerns almost to the exclusion of everything else.

Common Misspellings for PREOCCUPIES

• preoocupied
• proccupied
• preocuupied
• preoccuppied
• preocupied
• preoccuped
• preoccupide
• preoccupie
• preocupies
• preocccupies
• preoccuppies
• Preoccupys
• Preocupiese

Etymology of PREOCCUPIES

The word "preoccupies" is derived from the Latin word "praeoccupare", which is a combination of the prefix "prae-" meaning "before" or "in advance", and the verb "occupare" meaning "to take possession of" or "to occupy". This Latin term was adopted into Middle French as "preoccuper", and then eventually into English as "preoccupy", which means to be engrossed or absorbed in thoughts or concerns before engaging in another activity.

Similar spelling words for PREOCCUPIES

• preoccupation,
• preoccupancy,
• prociphilus,
• Procopio,
• preoccupy,
• preoccupied.

Conjugate verb Preoccupies

CONDITIONAL

I would preoccupies

you would preoccupies

he/she/it would preoccupies

we would preoccupies

they would preoccupies

I would preoccupy

we would preoccupy

you would preoccupy

he/she/it would preoccupy

they would preoccupy

CONDITIONAL CONTINUOUS

I would be preoccupying

you would be preoccupying

he/she/it would be preoccupying

we would be preoccupying

they would be preoccupying

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have preoccupies

you would have preoccupies

he/she/it would have preoccupies

we would have preoccupies

they would have preoccupies

CONDITIONAL PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I would have been preoccupying

you would have been preoccupying

he/she/it would have been preoccupying

we would have been preoccupying

they would have been preoccupying

FUTURE

I will preoccupy

you will preoccupy

he/she/it will preoccupy

we will preoccupy

they will preoccupy

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be preoccupying

you will be preoccupying

he/she/it will be preoccupying

we will be preoccupying

they will be preoccupying

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have preoccupied

you will have preoccupied

he/she/it will have preoccupied

we will have preoccupied

they will have preoccupied

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been preoccupying

you will have been preoccupying

he/she/it will have been preoccupying

we will have been preoccupying

they will have been preoccupying

IMPERATIVE

you preoccupy

we let´s preoccupy

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to preoccupy

PAST

I preoccupied

you preoccupied

he/she/it preoccupied

we preoccupied

they preoccupied

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was preoccupying

you were preoccupying

he/she/it was preoccupying

we were preoccupying

they were preoccupying

PAST PARTICIPLE

preoccupied

PAST PERFECT

I had preoccupied

you had preoccupied

he/she/it had preoccupied

we had preoccupied

they had preoccupied

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been preoccupying

you had been preoccupying

he/she/it had been preoccupying

we had been preoccupying

they had been preoccupying

PRESENT

I preoccupy

you preoccupy

he/she/it preoccupies

we preoccupy

they preoccupy

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am preoccupying

you are preoccupying

he/she/it is preoccupying

we are preoccupying

they are preoccupying

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

preoccupying

PRESENT PERFECT

I have preoccupied

you have preoccupied

he/she/it has preoccupied

we have preoccupied

they have preoccupied

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been preoccupying

you have been preoccupying

he/she/it has been preoccupying

we have been preoccupying

they have been preoccupying

I would have preoccupied

we would have preoccupied

you would have preoccupied

he/she/it would have preoccupied

they would have preoccupied