"preoccupate" meaning in All languages combined

See preoccupate on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: preoccupates [present, singular, third-person], preoccupating [participle, present], preoccupated [participle, past], preoccupated [past], præoccupate [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from past participle stem of Latin praeoccupare, from prae- (“pre-”) + occupare (“occupy”); equivalent to pre- + occupate. Doublet of preoccupy. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{bor|en|la|praeoccupare}} Latin praeoccupare, {{prefix|en|pre|occupate}} pre- + occupate, {{doublet|en|preoccupy}} Doublet of preoccupy Head templates: {{en-verb}} preoccupate (third-person singular simple present preoccupates, present participle preoccupating, simple past and past participle preoccupated)
  1. (obsolete) To influence, to occupy (the mind) in advance; to be preoccupied with. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-preoccupate-en-verb-cdbsSIbC Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 30 1 3 37 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 32 1 2 38 4
  2. (obsolete) To meet in advance; to forestall, pre-empt. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-preoccupate-en-verb-jBIu3-A2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 30 1 3 37 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 32 1 2 38 4

Adjective [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|adjective form}} preoccupate
  1. feminine plural of preoccupato Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: preoccupato
    Sense id: en-preoccupate-it-adj-9KitMnOK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|past participle form|g=f-p}} preoccupate f pl
  1. feminine plural of preoccupato Tags: feminine, form-of, participle, plural Form of: preoccupato
    Sense id: en-preoccupate-it-verb-9KitMnOK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} preoccupate
  1. inflection of preoccupare:
    second-person plural present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, plural, present, second-person Form of: preoccupare
    Sense id: en-preoccupate-it-verb-QOacC6iU Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 30 1 3 37 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 32 1 2 38 4 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 69 20
  2. inflection of preoccupare:
    second-person plural imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, plural, second-person Form of: preoccupare
    Sense id: en-preoccupate-it-verb-eOnq9F2r
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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