0 to be the main thought in someone’s mind, causing other things to be forgotten -- preocupar
1 to engage or occupy (a person’s mind etc) or the attention of (someone) completely -- preocupar
His mind was preoccupied with plans for his holiday.
The issue that preoccupies us, however, is whether this is proportionate.
Second, we should start being preoccupied with the end result of those revolutionary movements.
Indeed, the question he raised is one of the ones that preoccupies us most at the present time.
This is the concern preoccupying us all.
