All 4 Uses of
preoccupied
in
The Hunger Games
- I've been preoccupied with watching the boy from District 2 send a spear through a dummy's heart from fifteen yards.†
p. 95.9 *preoccupied = took up the attention of
- I have to be cautious as I move along the water though, because I find my thoughts preoccupied with unanswered questions, most of which concern Peeta.†
p. 214.0
- It's as though for the last few days, sheltered by the rocks and the rain and Cato's preoccupation with Thresh, we were given a respite, a holiday of sorts.†
p. 312.9
- Then I remember Cato waiting at the top and whip around, but he's doubled over with cramps and apparently more preoccupied with the mutts than us.†
p. 332.6preoccupied = took up the attention of
Definitions:
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(1)
(preoccupied) busy thinking about or doing something so that other things are not noticed or done
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, preoccupied can mean that someone has already inhabited or taken something.