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Preoccupied
- adjective - deeply absorbed in thought; "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown"
- engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else"
- having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman"
- occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills"
Preoccupies
- verb - engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else"
- occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills"
Preordained
- verb - foreordain or determine beforehand
Prep School
- noun - a private secondary school
Prepackaged
- adjective - prepared and wrapped beforehand and ready for sale; "prepackaged foods"
Preparation
- noun - (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord; "the resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another dissonance"
- a substance prepared according to a formula; "the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine"
- activity leading to skilled behavior
- preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
- the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
- the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had begun"
- the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties"
- the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (
Preparative
- adjective - preceding and preparing for something; "preparatory steps"
Preparatory
- adjective - preceding and preparing for something; "preparatory steps"
Prepare For
- verb - prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant