verb/pɾeokuˈpaɾ/
to worry, to concern, to trouble, to be worrisome to, to preoccupy; to care, to worry, to be concerned, to be troubled
“Me preocupa que esos muchachos estén afuera.” — It worries me that those guys are outside.
Borrowed from Latin praeoccupāre (“to preoccupy”). Cognate with English preoccupy.