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bus·y
(bĭz′ē)adj. bus·i·er, bus·i·est
1. Engaged in activity, as work; occupied. See Synonyms at active.
2. Characterized by or sustaining much activity: a busy morning; a busy street.
3. Being a busybody; meddlesome; prying.
4. Being in use, as a telephone line.
5. Cluttered with detail to the point of being distracting: a busy design.
tr.v. bus·ied, bus·y·ing, bus·ies
To make busy; occupy: busied myself preparing my tax return.
[Middle English bisi, busi, from Old English bysig.]
bus′i·ly adv.
bus′y·ness n.
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busy
(ˈbɪzɪ)adj, busier or busiest
1. actively or fully engaged; occupied
2. crowded with or characterized by activity: a busy day.
3. chiefly US and Canadian (of a room, telephone line, etc) in use; engaged
4. overcrowded with detail: a busy painting.
5. meddlesome; inquisitive; prying
vb, busies, busying or busied
(tr) to make or keep (someone, esp oneself) busy; occupy
[Old English bisig; related to Middle Dutch besich, perhaps to Latin festīnāre to hurry]
ˈbusyness n
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bus•y
(ˈbɪz i)adj. bus•i•er, bus•i•est, adj.
1. actively and attentively engaged, esp. in work.
2. not at leisure; otherwise engaged: He's busy and can't see you.
3. full of activity: a busy life.
4. (of a telephone line) in use.
5. meddlesome; prying.
6. cluttered with small, fussy details: The rug is too busy for this room.
v.t. 7. to keep occupied; make or keep busy.
[before 1000; Middle English busi, bisi, Old English bysig, bisig]
bus′i•ly, adv.
bus′y•ness, n.
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Past participle: busied
Gerund: busying
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Verb | 1. | busy - keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection" work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor" smatter, play around, dabble - work with in an amateurish manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments but he never makes any money" |
Adj. | 1. | busy - actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch" diligent - characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks; "a diligent detective investigates all clues"; "a diligent search of the files" employed - having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary; "most of our graduates are employed" idle - not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind" |
2. | busy - overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design" fancy - not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes" | |
3. | ![]() intrusive - tending to intrude (especially upon privacy); "she felt her presence there was intrusive" | |
4. | busy - crowded with or characterized by much activity; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport" active - full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account" | |
5. | busy - (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal" occupied - held or filled or in use; "she keeps her time well occupied"; "the wc is occupied" |
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busy
adjective
1. active, efficient, brisk, hard-pressed, tireless, diligent, industrious, hardworking, assiduous, rushed off your feet, BY (S.M.S.) He's a very busy man.
active relaxed, lazy, idle, inactive, indolent, lackadaisical, slothful, shiftless
active relaxed, lazy, idle, inactive, indolent, lackadaisical, slothful, shiftless
2. occupied with, working, engaged in, on duty, employed in, preoccupied with, absorbed in, immersed in, hard at work, engrossed in, in harness, on active service, hard at work on, BY (S.M.S.) Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
occupied with off duty, unoccupied
occupied with off duty, unoccupied
busy yourself occupy yourself, be engrossed, immerse yourself, involve yourself, amuse yourself, absorb yourself, employ yourself, engage yourself, keep busy or occupied He busied himself with the camera.
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busy
[ˈbɪzɪ]A. ADJ (busier (compar) (busiest (superl)))
1. [person] → ocupado
are you busy? → ¿está ocupado?
he's a busy man → es un hombre muy ocupado
to be busy doing sth → estar ocupado haciendo algo
she's busy studying/cooking → está ocupada estudiando/cocinando
to be busy at or on or with → estar ocupado en or con
he's busy at his work → está ocupado en su trabajo
to get busy → empezar a trabajar; (= hurry) → menearse, darse prisa
let's get busy → ¡a trabajar!
to keep busy → mantenerse ocupado
to keep sb busy → ocupar a algn
as busy as a bee → ocupadísimo, atareadísimo
are you busy? → ¿está ocupado?
he's a busy man → es un hombre muy ocupado
to be busy doing sth → estar ocupado haciendo algo
she's busy studying/cooking → está ocupada estudiando/cocinando
to be busy at or on or with → estar ocupado en or con
he's busy at his work → está ocupado en su trabajo
to get busy → empezar a trabajar; (= hurry) → menearse, darse prisa
let's get busy → ¡a trabajar!
to keep busy → mantenerse ocupado
to keep sb busy → ocupar a algn
as busy as a bee → ocupadísimo, atareadísimo
2. [day, time] → activo, ajetreado
the busiest season is the autumn → la época de mayor actividad es el otoño
the busiest season is the autumn → la época de mayor actividad es el otoño
3. [place, town] → concurrido; [scene] → animado, lleno de movimiento
4. [telephone, line] → comunicando, ocupado
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busy
(ˈbizi) adjective1. having a lot (of work etc) to do. I am very busy.ocupado
3. (especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged. All the lines to New York are busy.ocupado
verb (sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with. She busied herself preparing the meal.ocuparse
ˈbusily adverb con afán
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busy
→ concurrido , lleno , ocupadoMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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