preoccupy oor Afrikaans

preoccupy

/pɹiˈɒkjupaɪ/, /pɹiˈɑkjupaɪ/ werkwoord

To distract; to occupy or draw attention elsewhere.

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My teenage heart was preoccupied with other matters.
Ek was in my tienerjare en het in ander dinge belanggestel.

I’m too exhausted and preoccupied with my own day’s events to have patience for hers.”
Ek is te gedaan en te vasgevang in my eie dag se gebeure om nog die geduld te hê om na hare te luister.”

In the midst of this cacophony, mothers may be quietly preoccupied with feeding and grooming their bluish-faced infants.
Te midde van al die rumoer sal die wyfies moontlik rustig sit en hulle kleintjies, met hulle blouerige gesiggies, voer en versorg.

(Revelation 14:6) In this world that is so preoccupied with mundane matters, generally the most effective way to interest people in God’s Kingdom and help them to draw close to Jehovah is to tell them about the hope of everlasting life on a paradise earth.
In hierdie wêreld wat só besig met alledaagse sake is, is die doeltreffendste manier om mense se belangstelling in God se Koninkryk te wek en hulle te help om nader aan Jehovah te kom gewoonlik om hulle van die hoop op ewige lewe op ’n paradysaarde te vertel.

When parents do arrive, they are often tired and preoccupied with problems at work.
Wanneer die ouers wel tuiskom, is hulle dikwels moeg en is hulle gedagtes nog by die werk.

(2 Peter 3:3, 4) Like those living before the Flood, most people today are preoccupied with the routine of daily life.
Soos in die geval van die mense wat voor die Vloed gelewe het, is die meeste mense vandag behep met die roetine van die daaglikse lewe.

You may find yourself thinking more about sex, getting sexually aroused more easily, even at times feeling preoccupied with sex.
Jy vind dalk dat jy meer oor seks dink, makliker seksueel gestimuleer word en by tye selfs behep raak met seks.

It might, for instance, tell whether you are among those who are “loving violence” or who are preoccupied with ‘fornication, sexual appetite, covetousness, and obscene talk’ or whether you are among those who truly “hate what is bad.”—Psalm 97:10.
Dit kan byvoorbeeld toon of jy onder diegene is wat “geweld liefhet” of wat met ‘hoerery, geslagslus, hebsug en onwelvoeglike praatjies’ behep is en of jy onder diegene is wat waarlik ‘die kwaad haat’.—Psalm 97:10.

Sometimes, however, parents become preoccupied with providing a large inheritance for their children.
Maar soms raak ouers behep met die voorsiening van ’n groot erfenis vir hulle kinders.

Parents can also be preoccupied with other concerns.
Jou ouers is miskien ook bekommerd oor ander dinge.

On the first five visits, the woman was preoccupied with other matters.
Tydens die eerste vyf besoeke was die vrou se gedagtes by ander dinge.

Admittedly, true Christians today are not preoccupied with the roots and possible ancient religious connections of every practice or custom, but neither are they inclined to ignore pointed indications that do exist in God’s Word.
Ware Christene van vandag kwel hulle weliswaar nie onnodig oor die oorsprong en moontlike antieke godsdienstige verband van elke gewoonte of gebruik nie, maar hulle is ook nie geneig om duidelike riglyne wat wel in God se Woord is te verontagsaam nie.

In contrast with their indifference to people, children with autism may become preoccupied with a particular object or activity, pursuing it for several hours at a time in a bizarre, repetitive manner.
In teenstelling met hulle onverskilligheid teenoor mense kan ’n bepaalde voorwerp of bedrywigheid kinders met outisme so besig hou dat hulle ure lank op ’n vreemde, herhalende manier daarmee kan voortgaan.

2 Today we live in a hedonistic society in which people are preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasures and good times.
2 Vandag lewe ons in ’n genotsugtige samelewing waarin mense behep is met die najaging van genot en plesier.

He was still preoccupied with this difficult movement and had no time to pay attention to anything else, when he heard the manager exclaim a loud " Oh! " -- it sounded like the wind whistling -- and now he saw him, nearest to the door, pressing his hand against his open mouth and moving slowly back, as if an invisible constant force was pushing him away.
Hy was nog besig met hierdie moeilike beweging en het nie tyd gehad om te betaal aandag aan enigiets anders, toe hy hoor die bestuurder roep ́n groot " Oh! " - dit het geklink soos die wind fluit - en nou is hy hom sien, naaste aan die deur, druk sy hand teen sy oop mond en beweeg stadig terug, asof ́n onsigbare konstante krag stoot hom weg.

All too many are preoccupied with the business of living.
Veels te veel word té besig gehou om ’n bestaan te maak.

They would be preoccupied with the ordinary matters of life.
Hulle sou behep wees met die alledaagse dinge van die lewe.

PRINCIPLE: “He will hardly notice the passing days of his life, because the true God keeps him preoccupied with the rejoicing of his heart.” —Ecclesiastes 5:20.
WAARHEID: “Want hy sal nie dikwels aan sy lewensdae dink nie, omdat die ware God hom besig hou met die blydskap van sy hart.” — Prediker 5:20.

They should imitate Jesus’ patience with his disciples when they were preoccupied with the question of who among them would become the greatest in the Kingdom.
Hulle moet net so geduldig wees soos Jesus met sy dissipels was wanneer hulle herhaaldelik gestry het oor wie onder hulle die grootste in die Koninkryk sou wees.

What were people in Noah’s day preoccupied with?
Waarmee het die mense in Noag se dag hulle besig gehou?

(2 Timothy 3:1) And trials can easily preoccupy our minds.
En beproewinge kan maklik al ons aandag in beslag neem.

They were preoccupied with the mundane things of life, “eating and drinking, men marrying and women being given in marriage . . . , and they took no note until the flood came and swept them all away.”
Hulle was behep met die alledaagse dinge van die lewe, “hulle het geëet en gedrink, manne het getrou en vroue is in die huwelik gegee . . . en hulle het geen ag daarop geslaan totdat die vloed gekom en hulle almal weggesleur het nie”.

(Mark 2:23) Similarly, those who allow the comings and goings of the world to impose undue demands on their time and energy may find that they are too preoccupied to develop any heartfelt appreciation for the word of God.
Net so sal mense wat toelaat dat al die bedrywighede van die wêreld te veel van hulle tyd en energie in beslag neem, dalk vind dat hulle te besig is om enige hartgrondige waardering vir die woord van God op te bou.

After demonstration, emphasize value of following this suggestion as we endeavor to “preach the word” in territory where so many people are always busy or preoccupied with daily affairs.
Ná die demonstrasie moet daar beklemtoon word hoe nuttig dit is om hierdie wenk te volg terwyl ons daarna streef om ‘die woord te verkondig’ in gebied waar soveel mense altyd besig is of hulle gedagtes deur die alledaagse dinge in beslag geneem word (2 Tim.

Therefore, it was urgent for his fellow Christians to work along with that purpose rather than be preoccupied with selfish pursuits.
Dit was gevolglik dringend vir sy mede-Christene om eerder in ooreenstemming met daardie voorneme op te tree as om hulle met selfsugtige strewes besig te hou.