Busy - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈbɪzɪ|  American pronunciation of the word busy
Brit.  |ˈbɪzɪ|  British pronunciation of the word busy

verb

- keep busy with (syn: occupy)

adjective

- overcrowded or cluttered with detail (syn: fussy)
a busy painting
- intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner (syn: meddlesome, officious)
busy about other people's business
- crowded with or characterized by much activity
a very busy week
a busy life
a busy street
a busy seaport
- (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) (syn: engaged)
her line is busy
kept getting a busy signal

Extra examples

She's busy preparing for her test.

Are you busy? Can I talk to you for a minute?

I will be busy cleaning the house.

I'm sorry I haven't called. I've been so busy.

I got enough work to keep me busy for a while.

He is a very busy person.

He's been busy in the kitchen all afternoon.

My week has been so busy!

Is there any time in your busy schedule for us to have lunch next week?

...the video game busied the child for hours...

His children knew him as a continually busy, useful man of the world.

The "busy tone" is sent back to the calling subscriber if the line he wants is busy.

Mother has busied herself with our affairs for too long.

He looks like a busy.

She's busy now - can you phone later?

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: busy
he/she/it: busies
present participle: busying
past tense: busied
past participle: busied
adjective
comparative: busier
superlative: busiest
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