distract
11distract — dis|tract [ dı strækt ] verb transitive * to get someone s attention and prevent them from concentrating on something: She was distracted by the sound of running water. distract someone from something: We must let nothing distract us from our… …
12distract — 01. It was hard to concentrate on my studies because I kept getting [distracted] by the television show my brother was watching. 02. The driver hit another car when he was momentarily [distracted] by a child running into the street. 03. What s… …
13distract — dis|tract [dıˈstrækt] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: distractus, past participle of distrahere to pull apart ] to take someone s attention away from something by making them look at or listen to something else ▪ Try not to distract the… …
14distract — verb (T) to make someone who is working, studying etc unable to continue what they are doing by making them look at or listen to something else: Try not to distract the other students. | distract sb from: Meg was distracted from her work by the… …
15distract — verb ADVERB ▪ easily ▪ He s easily distracted from his work ▪ momentarily, temporarily ▪ A noise outside momentarily distracted her. PREPOSITION …
16distract — v. (D; tr.) to distract from (the music distracted them from their studies) * * * [dɪs trækt] (D; tr.) to distract from (the music distracted them from their studies) …
17distract — [dɪ strakt] verb prevent (someone) from concentrating on something. ↘divert (attention) from something. Derivatives distracted adjective distractedly adverb distracting adjective distractingly adverb distractor …
18distract — verb let s not distract Dionne while she s painting Syn: divert, sidetrack, draw away, disturb, put off …
19distract — v.tr. 1 (often foll. by from) draw away the attention of (a person, the mind, etc.). 2 bewilder, perplex. 3 (as distracted adj.) mad or angry (distracted by grief; distracted with worry). 4 amuse, esp. in order to take the attention from pain or… …
20distract (someone's) attention from something — distract (someone’s) attention from something phrase to do something in order to stop someone from paying attention to something They tried to distract attention from the crisis. Thesaurus: to make someone unable to concentrate or think… …
