Information about the word preoccupy (English → Esperanto: absorbi)

Synonyms: absorb, engross

Part of speechverb

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) preoccupy(I) preoccupied
(thou) preoccupiest(thou) preoccupiedst
(he) preoccupies, preoccupieth(he) preoccupied
(we) preoccupy(we) preoccupied
(you) preoccupy(you) preoccupied
(they) preoccupy(they) preoccupied
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) preoccupy (I) preoccupied
(thou) preoccupy(thou) preoccupied
(he) preoccupy(he) preoccupied
(we) preoccupy(we) preoccupied
(you) preoccupy(you) preoccupied
(they) preoccupy(they) preoccupied
Participles
Present participlePast participle
preoccupyingpreoccupied

Usage samples

Azerbaijan seems to purposefully remain on the sidelines of the Russia–Ukraine conflict in order to avoid antagonizing either Kyiv or Moscow, and to realize its own policy objectives while the world is preoccupied with the Russian aggression.

Translations

Albanianabsorboj
Catalanabsorbir; acaparar; ocupar
Danishindsuge
Dutchin beslag nemen; opslorpen; opnemen
Esperantoabsorbi
Frenchabsorber; accaparer; captiver
Germanabsorbieren; in Anspruch nehmen; fesseln; schlürfen; aufsaugen; einsaugen; aufnehmen
Hungarianabszorbeál
Icelandicgleypa
Italianassorbire
Papiamentoapsorbé
Portugueseabsorver; preocupar
Saterland Frisianabsorbierje; iensuuge
Spanishabsorber
Turkishçekmek; emmek