busy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From Old English bisiġ.

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• enPR: bĭz'i, IPA: /ˈbɪzi/, SAMPA: /"bIzi/
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  Rhymes: -ɪzi

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busy (comparative busier, superlative busiest)

1. Doing a great deal; having a lot of things to do in the space of time given

   It has been a busy day.

2. Engaged in another activity or by someone else.

   The director cannot see you now, he's busy.

   Her telephone has been busy all day.

3. Having a lot going on; complicated or intricate.

   Flowers, stripes, and checks in the same fabric make for a busy pattern.

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• busy as a beaver
• busy as a bee
• busybody
• busyness
• busy work

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to busy (third-person singular simple present busies, present participle busying, simple past and past participle busied)

1. To make somebody busy, to keep busy with, to occupy, to make occupied.
   • On my vacation I'll busy myself with gardening.
2. To rush somebody.

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