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2. When you're busy, you have things to do. You're occupied and probably not bored.

1. Busy Philipps
2. Busy Toddler
3. Very Busy Crossword

busy is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

busy

Pronunciation[change]

Cognate with Saterland Frisian biesich (“active, diligent, hard-working, industrious”), Dutch bezig (“busy”), Low German besig (“busy”), Old Frisian bisgia (“to use”), Old English bisgian (“to occupy, employ, trouble, afflict”).

• enPR: bĭz'i, IPA^(key): /ˈbɪzi/

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• Hyphenation: bus‧y

Adjective[change]

Positive busy

Comparative busier

Superlative busiest

1. If you are busy, you are doing something and not available to do something else.

   I'm sorry, I'm busy on Monday. Can we get together on Wednesday?

   I'm too busy to go to the movies.

   The doctor's busy with another emergency.

   We need something to keep the kids busy in the car.

2. If a time is busy, there is little or no time to rest because of work or other activities.

   Things are really busy at the office this week. I have five meetings tomorrow.

   December is a busy time of year for many shops.

   Cooking every day is very difficult with my busy schedule.

3. If a place is busy, there are many people or vehicles moving about.

   The roads are busy this morning, so give yourself extra time.

   Hartsfield-Jackson International is the world's busiest airport.

4. If a telephone is busy someone is using it and cannot take a call.

   I tried to call him, but the line was busy.

5. If a design is busy there are too many small elements in it.

   I don't think you should wear that busy dress.

Synonyms[change]

Busy Philipps

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Verb[change]

Plain form busy

Third-person singular busies

Past tense busied

Past participle busied

Present participle busying

1. (transitive), (often with reciprocal pronouns) If you busy yourself, you find things to do to fill your time.

   He busied himself with fixing his tie as he waited for her to arrive.

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Synonyms for busy

Busy Toddler

active

Synonyms

• rushed off your feet

occupied with

Synonyms

• occupied with
• engaged in
• employed in
• preoccupied with
• absorbed in
• immersed in
• hard at work
• engrossed in
• on active service
• hard at work on

hectic

crowded

busy yourself

Synonyms

• occupy yourself
• be engrossed
• immerse yourself
• involve yourself
• amuse yourself
• absorb yourself
• employ yourself
• engage yourself
• keep busy or occupied

Synonyms for busy

Synonyms for busy

keep busy with

actively or fully engaged or occupied

overcrowded or cluttered with detail

intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

(of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability

Very Busy Crossword

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