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to distract
01
to cause someone to lose their focus or attention from something they were doing or thinking about
Transitive: to distract sb
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
distract
3rd person singular
distracts
Past simple
distracted
Past participle
distracted
Examples
During the important meeting, the constant tapping of a pen began to distract everyone in the room.
02
to make someone feel confused or torn by mixing up their emotions or intentions
Transitive: to distract sb
Examples
The unexpected news distracted her, making it hard to focus on the task.
Lexical Tree
distracted
distract
