occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills"事前にあるいは別のものの前に独占する、手に入れる、あるいは先行して利用可能にする先取
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"前もって興味や注意が惹かれ夢中になるか、急速にそして憑かれたように何かに夢中になる先取