busily
In a busy manner; activelyIn a busy manner; actively.
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» I was busily typing for the whole morning.
englishchinese · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesIn a busy manner; actively.
хлопотли́воxlopotlívo
in a busy manner
Examples
7 sentencesI was busily typing for the whole morning.
Bees are busily collecting nectar in the meadow.
deAuf der Wiese sammeln fleißige Bienen Blütennektar. — al_ex_an_der
Bees busily collect nectar from flowers and turn it into honey.
deBienen sammeln emsig den Blütennektar und wandeln ihn in Honig um. — al_ex_an_der
Mother was busily cooking; in the meantime, I was just watching TV.
ruМама хлопотала над готовкой; в это время я только смотрел телевизор. — kobylkin
Bees are busily collecting nectar from flowers and turning it into honey.
deBienen sammeln emsig den Blütennektar und wandeln ihn in Honig um. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English busily, busiliche, bisili, bisiliche, equivalent to busy + -ly.From Middle English busily, busiliche, bisili, bisiliche, equivalent to busy + -ly.
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Forms
more busily, most busily| Comparative | more busily Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most busily |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.