Meaning

5 senses
  1. Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.

    Be careful crossing that busy street.

    beschäftigt, beschäftigt

    занято́йzanjatój, за́нятыйzánjatyj, де́ятельныйdéjatelʹnyj

    за́йнятийzájnjatyj

  2. Engaged with or preoccupied by an activity or person.

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

    Her telephone has been busy all day.

    besetzt, beschäftigt

    за́нятыйzánjatyj

    за́йнятийzájnjatyj, за́йнятаzájnjata, за́йнятіzájnjati

  3. Having much work to do; having much to get done.

    Near-synonym: swamped

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

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

  5. Officious; meddling.

    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

Examples

5263 sentences
  1. I'm afraid the line is busy.

    На жаль, лінія занята.

    ruК сожалению, линия занята.

    deIch fürchte, es ist besetzt.

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  2. My house faces a busy street.

    Мій будинок стоїть на жвавій вулиці.

    ruМой дом выходит на оживлённую улицу.

    deMein Haus liegt an einer viel befahrenen Straße.

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  3. I'm now busy writing a book.

    Я зараз зайнятий написанням книжки.

    ruСейчас я занят написанием книги.

    deIch bin gerade damit beschäftigt, ein Buch zu schreiben.

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  4. I'm busy looking for an apartment.

    Я зайнятий пошуком квартири.

    deIch bin damit beschäftigt, ein Zimmer zu suchen.

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  5. I will be busy next week.

    Наступного тижня я буду зайнятий.

    ruНа следующей неделе я буду занят.

    deNächste Woche bin ich beschäftigt.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
doing a great deal:
engaged or preoccupied:
Русский
By meaning 1
doing a great deal:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
crowded with business or activities:
engaged or preoccupied:

Origin

From Middle English bisy, busie, from Old English bisiġ (“busy, occupied, diligent”), from

From Middle English bisy, busie, from Old English bisiġ (“busy, occupied, diligent”), from Proto-West Germanic *bisīg (“diligent; zealous; busy”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian biesich (“active, diligent, hard-working, industrious”), Dutch bezig (“busy”), Low German besig (“busy”). The spelling with ⟨u⟩ represents the pronunciation of the West Midland and Southern dialects while the Modern English pronunciation with /ɪ/ is from the dialects of the East Midlands.

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Forms

busier, busiest
Comparativebusier Lesson
Superlativebusiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

22 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • been very busy
  • as busy as
  • too busy to
  • was too busy
  • busy right now
  • be as busy
  • busy today
  • be so busy
  • busy all day
  • busy to help
  • to be busy
  • be busy tomorrow

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
busy — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto