Occupy Somebody's Mind/thoughts/attention - Longman Dictionary

English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English 日本語 Español latino 한국어 occupy somebody’s mind/thoughts/attention From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishoccupy somebody’s mind/thoughts/attentionoccupy somebody’s mind/thoughts/attentionTHINK ABOUTif something occupies your mind etc, you think about that thing more than anything else → preoccupy  Work will occupy your mind and help you forget about him. → occupyExamples from the Corpusoccupy somebody’s mind/thoughts/attention• While she waited, she tried to occupy her mind with pleasant thoughts of the vacation. Quizzes Quizzes

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