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busy (verb)

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  • busy — O.E. bisig careful, anxious, busy, occupied, cognate with O.Du. bezich, Low Ger. besig; no known connection with any other Germanic or Indo European language. Still pronounced as in M.E., but for some unclear reason the spelling shifted to u in… …   Etymology dictionary

  • busy — ► ADJECTIVE (busier, busiest) 1) having a great deal to do. 2) currently occupied with an activity. 3) excessively detailed or decorated. ► VERB (busies, busied) (busy oneself) …   English terms dictionary

  • busy — I. adjective (busier; est) Etymology: Middle English bisy, from Old English bisig; akin to Middle Dutch & Middle Low German besich busy Date: before 12th century 1. a. engaged in action ; occupied b. being in use < found the telephone busy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • busy — /ˈbɪzi / (say bizee) adjective (busier, busiest) 1. actively and attentively engaged: busy with his work. 2. not at leisure; otherwise engaged. 3. full of or characterised by activity. 4. officious; meddlesome; prying. 5. Chiefly US → engaged… …  

  • busy — bus|y1 [ bızi ] adjective *** 1. ) having many things to do: The parents of young children are always busy. a busy doctor He is an extremely busy man. busy with: Irina and Marcus were busy with preparations for their wedding. a ) not able to do a …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • busy — I UK [ˈbɪzɪ] / US adjective Word forms busy : adjective busy comparative busier superlative busiest *** Metaphor: Being very busy at work is like being covered with things or surrounded by something such as water or the ground, so that you cannot …   English dictionary

  • busy — 1 / bIzi/ adjective 1 WORKING NOW someone who is busy at a particular time is working and is not available: She s busy now, can you phone later? (+ with): Mr Haynes is busy with a customer at the moment. 2 busy doing sth giving something a lot of …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • busy — [[t]bɪ̱zi[/t]] ♦♦♦ busier, busiest, busies, busying, busied 1) ADJ GRADED When you are busy, you are working hard or concentrating on a task, so that you are not free to do anything else. What is it? I m busy... They are busy preparing for a… …   English dictionary

  • busy — 1. adjective 1) the campaign volunteers have been busy Syn: occupied, engaged, involved, employed, working, hard at work; rushed off one s feet, hard pressed, swamped, up to one s neck; on the job, absorbed, engrossed, immersed, preoccupied;… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • busy*/*/*/ — [ˈbɪzi] adj I 1) having a lot of things to do He is an extremely busy man.[/ex] It s been a very busy day.[/ex] We have enough work here to keep us busy for weeks.[/ex] Irina and Marcus were busy with preparations for their wedding.[/ex] We re… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • busy — 1. adjective /ˈbɪzi/ a) Doing a great deal; having a lot of things to do in the space of time given It has been a busy day. b) Engaged in another activity or by someone else. The director cannot see you now, hes busy. See Also: busy as a beaver,… …   Wiktionary

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