preoccupied

preoccupied
adj.
VERBS
appear, be, look, seem
become
remain
ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
deeply
completely, entirely, totally
increasingly
overly, too

He was too preoccupied to notice.

a little, slightly, etc.
PREPOSITION
by

We live in a world preoccupied by sport.

with

He was too preoccupied with his own problems to worry about hers.


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