How to pronounce preoccupied
Listen to preoccupied in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
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“preoccupied” in real sentences
339 clips in the index · 43 American · 40 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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preoccupied with cost efficiency.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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We were preoccupied with inflation.
Federal Reserve · hear it here
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a church preoccupied with crucifixion
Yale Divinity School · hear it here
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They're often busy and preoccupied.
The School of Life · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of preoccupied. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.